Zlatan Ibrahimovic has completed his much-anticipated move from Manchester United to Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy.
Ibrahimovic s contract was terminated by United on Thursday and he confirmed his MLS arrival in an interview with the LA Times on Friday, Galaxy s announcement coming a few hours later on Twitter.
The 36-year-old Sweden great has won top-division titles in Netherlands, Italy, Spain and France, representing Ajax, Inter, Barcelona, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain in the process.
He left PSG as the club s all-time record goalscorer – a mark recently surpassed by Edinson Cavani – to join United on a free transfer in 2016.
Ibrahimovic s debut campaign at Old Trafford yielded 28 goals in 46 games and added the EFL Cup and Europa League to his handsome trophy haul.
However, a cruciate knee ligament injury sustained against Anderlecht during the latter competition left him sidelined for eight months and, although Ibrahimovic s rate of rehabilitation earned a contract extension under Jose Mourinho, he has largely appeared off the pace in seven appearances this term – five of which have come from the bench.
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Ibrahimovic was withdrawn at half-time during a 2-2 Boxing Day draw against Burnley that proved to be his final Premier League outing and earlier this month Mourinho said: We all think it is his last season at Manchester United.
I think he won the right to choose his life, his future, such an amazing player and an amazing career.
Only that awful injury in the wrong moment broke a fantastic couple of seasons he could and should have with us.
Ibrahimovic follows in the footsteps of United favourite David Beckham, Republic of Ireland s record goalscorer Robbie Keane and England cap centurions Steven Gerrard and Ashley Cole by taking in a late career chapter with Galaxy.
Cole was sent off in a 2-1 defeat at New York City last time out, a result that came on the back of a season-opening win over Portland Timbers.
Sigi Schmid s side travel to face Vancouver Whitecaps this weekend before hosting LAFC in the inaugural Los Angeles derby at the end of the month.
