Ibrahimovic staying with LA Galaxy

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is staying with the LA Galaxy in the MLS.

Ibrahimovic made US$1.5 million for the Galaxy last season, the first year of a two-year contract. His new deal includes a raise and makes him a designated player.

Ibrahimovic had 22 goals and 10 assists in 27 games last season, his first with the Galaxy. He posted a video on social media yesterday with the words, “MLZ I’m not done with you yet.”

There had been persistent rumours linking him to European clubs, including one of his former teams, AC Milan, but Milan confirmed last week a deal for a loan could not be struck.

Ibrahimovic was named MLS Newcomer of the Year, beating out DC United’s Wayne Rooney. He came to the Galaxy from Manchester United, where he played for two seasons. He made 53 appearances with the club, scoring 29 goals.

The 36-year-old is Sweden’s alltime leading scorer with 62 goals in 116 national team appearances.

He is the first player to make Champions League appearances for seven teams, including stints with Paris Saint-Germain, Ajax, Juventus and Barcelona.

The club has yet to announce a new head coach after finishing last season under interim coach Dominic Kinnear, who took over after coach Sigi Schmid parted ways with the team.

The Galaxy had 13 wins, 9 draws and 12 defeats, squandering a twogoal lead and losing to Houston 3-2 in the final game of the season to miss the playoffs by a point.