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Ibrahimovic focusing on unfinished business
Old Trafford: Swede gives supporters hope he will stay at club
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has hinted he will stay atManchester United after claiming he will “never leave a job unfinished”.
The attacker has the option of another year on his contract and United manager Jose Mourinho has already said he wants the Swede to stay.
Ibrahimovic said: “I’m a person when I go into something I put my head 200% and I do what I’m good at. I go in, I go for the kill and I go out.
“When I go out, there are no complaints, that’s what I do. I never leave a job unfinished.
“Let’s see what happens, we are talking. I have an option for another year, I want to do great as long as I’m here, so let us see, there is a lot of time.”
Ibrahimovic has surpassed expectations in his debut season in the Premier League after joining on a free transfer from Paris St Germain.
The 35- year- old has scored 26 goals in 41 appearances, the highest tally by a player for the club in four years.
Ibrahimovic praised United and Mourinho, saying: “I’m enjoying being at a fantastic club, without doubts, one of the biggest clubs in the world with a great coach.
“I know him before, he’s a winner, he’s the perfect coach for this club.
“Being a Manchester United player, I don’t know howmany people have that possibility but I am a Manchester United player, people wanted me here. I chose the best English club.”
Meanwhile, Bastian Schweinsteiger’s move from United to Chicago Fire has been completed.
The German’s visa application was the only formality preventing the switch from officially being finalised but that has now been done.
Schweinsteiger, who was mobbed by supporters upon his arrival at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Tuesday, will join Fire as a designated player on one-year deal for a reported salary of £3.6million.