ZLAT’S A BIT RICH!
ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC was revealed as the Premier League’s highest-paid player during his season-long spell at Manchester United.
The former Sweden striker (right), who joined United on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain, earned £367,640 a week.
That added up to a salary of more than £19million a year, while the 36-year-old – whose season was cut short by injury – is also understood to have earned £2.86million in goal bonuses.
Details of Ibrahimovic’s exorbitant wages were made public in Football Leaks: The Dirty
PEP GUARDIOLA and Jose Mourinho arrived in Manchester and were expected to take the Premier League by storm.
Guardiola, with City, was challenged to deliver the kind of exciting football that saw him acclaimed as Business of Football, which was published in Germany last month. The knee injury Ibrahimovic sustained in a Europa League tie ended his spell at United, with him set to be out until 2018. Signing Ibrahimovic on a free had enabled United to offer him lucrative terms, and he duly delivered on the pitch. He plundered 28 goals in 46 games, including a double in United’s 3-2 EFL Cup final win over Southampton, where he scored the late winner. And he has no intention of quitting football, posting on his official Instagram account: “One thing is for sure – I decide when it’s time to stop and nothing else.”
the world’s No.1 coach at Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
Mourinho, a serial winner at all his previous clubs, was seen as the man to make United great again.
The reality was that neither boss could transform their team
into champions. That honour went to another new boss in the Premier League – Chelsea’s Italian coach Antonio Conte.
Mourinho at least took United to two cup triumphs - the EFL Cup and the Europa League. Guardiola ended up potless with City.
THE 22 inaugural members of the new Premier League were Arsenal, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Everton, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Oldham Athletic, Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, and Wimbledon. So only six of the original members have stayed in the top flight for the past 25 years.
Six clubs have won the title: Manchester United (13), Chelsea (5), Arsenal (3), Manchester City (2), Blackburn Rovers (1) and Leicester (1).