According to The Daily Mail, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and West Ham target Zlatan Ibrahimovic is demanding £600k per week to complete a summer transfer to the Premier League.
The 6 foot 5 striker, whose return of 141 goals in 168 appearances has fired PSG to four consecutive Ligue 1 titles, is set to leave Parc de Princes on a free transfer when his contract expires at the end of the season.
Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United have all been linked with the enigmatic Swede in recent weeks, whilst West Ham have emerged as shock outsiders to acquire his services during the coming transfer window.
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Agent Mino Raiola revealed yesterday that he’s already received enquiries from the Premier League regarding the 34-year-old, telling Gazzetta Dello Sport; “Outside of Manchester City, who will be managed byPep Guardiola, all the big clubs have knocked on the door.”
But according to The Daily Mail, should a Premier League club want to sign Ibrahimovic this summer, they’ll have to meet his wage demands of £600k per week.
To put that into context, that’s £340k more than Wayne Rooney, the Premier League’s current top earner, takes home each week and a whopping £31million over the course of a full season.
That instantly eliminates West Ham from the transfer battle – they’re not even prepared to pay the £120k wages of fellow strike target Christian Benteke – but Zlatan’s wage demands would likely prove a pinch for Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United as well.
The Daily Mail quotes an unnamed insider as saying; “We would like to sign him, but the money is crazy. We get that he would be a significant capture, but is he really worth that money — and at the age of 34?”