Manchester United striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, has admitted he could move to the Major League Soccer, as he sees himself “conquering” the United States of America.
The 35-year-old only move to Old Trafford last summer as a free agent from Paris Saint-Germain and signed a one-year deal, with the option for one more year.
Ibrahimovic has won league titles in France, Italy, Spain and Holland and wants to test himself in America.
“It’s a huge option for me. For the football and everything else. I can see myself conquering the US as I have with Europe,” he told daily newspaper Aftonbladet.
“Lots of people stay in one place throughout their career, but I’ve travelled around like Napoleon, and conquered every new country where I’ve set foot.
“So perhaps I should do what Napoleon didn’t and cross the Atlantic and conquer the States as well.”
Ibrahimovic, who won the Swedish Golden Ball award for the 11th time on Monday, also insisted he does not regret leaving PSG for United.
“I had it good at PSG; it’s no secret. We had a strong and good team that got better and better every year,” he said.
“But that’s passed now. This is a new chapter now and I’m trying to create the same feeling here.
“The team I signed for this summer is not as strong as the one I left, but when Mourinho called the decision was easy.
“When he calls I have no problem coming, all we had to decide was when I was to be presented as a Man Utd player. The rest, the financial deal, was not the difficult part. It was about the challenge really, and I will never say no to a challenge.
“This is what I wanted; coming to one of the world’s biggest clubs, that has had troubles and not won much of late, and try the Premier League. That is the challenge.”
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