Tuesday 22 November 2016 17:27, UK
Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has spoken about the possibility of a move to Major League Soccer, saying he could see himself "conquering" the United States.
The 35-year-old moved to Old Trafford on a free transfer after leaving Paris Saint-Germain in the summer and signed a one-year deal with the option of a further 12 months.
Ibrahimovic won four Ligue 1 trophies with PSG, scoring 156 goals in 180 appearances for the Parisians, and has also won league titles in Italy, Spain and the Netherlands. The Swede has been linked with a move to MLS in the past and such a suggestion clearly interests the striker.
"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."
Sweden's all-time top goalscorer also insisted he has no regrets about swapping PSG for United despite a mixed start to life in England, with his new side nine points off the lead after just 12 games in the Premier League.
"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."
Ibrahimovic put an end to his 116-cap international career, in which he scored 62 goals, in June after Euro 2016.
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