ZLATAN TO SEAL UNITED RETURN THIS MONTH

MANCHESTER UNITED consider it increasingly likely they will re-sign injured centre forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic and a deal could be completed as early as this month.

Ibrahimovic, 35, is out until the new year with a serious knee ligament injury but manager Jose Mourinho is keen to have him enlisted for the knockout stages of the Champions League.

The Swede (above) can use the club’s facilities at Carrington to aid his rehab even though his contract ended last summer. He was pictured last week enjoying a summer break in St Tropez.

The terms of his proposed contract will be greatly reduced from last season.

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