Jose Mourinho: Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a victor

Ibrahimovic turns 35 in October and could have signed for a number of club, but he chose United, due to wanting to link up with Mourinho.

Ibrahimovic failed to make it out of the UEFA Euro 2016 group stages with Sweden, but The Times reports he is now on holiday in the United States rather than with the United squad as it embarks on its first pre-season with new manager Jose Mourinho.

Ibrahimovic is known to have one of the biggest personalities in football and Mourinho insists his humour is one of the Swede’s major strengths.

Only a couple of weeks ago, we told you how, despite being a ‘shouldn’t you be retiring or joining a team in America?’ 34 years of age, the former Paris Saint-Germain striker has set new power records during his United medical.

The Red Devils will play Salford City at Moor Lane on 26 July and then take on Turkish giants Galatasaray in Gothenburg on 30 July.

‘He’s a amusing guy.

The pair won the Serie A title, and Ibrahimovic finished top goalscorer with 25 goals, earning himself a move to Barcelona.

“You need to understand him”.

‘If you don’t know him maybe you think some quotes a bit arrogant.

“He’s a victor, he’s a goalscorer, he’s amusing”.

“After 10 training sessions I can say, “I love to work with these guys”, he wrote in a caption, attached to a picture of him smiling while taking a session. I love that. I love to wake up early in the morning, go for breakfast, go to the bus, go to the game, play the game and win if it’s possible, and go home and that’s it, game over.