IT SEEMS THERE may be truth in the rumours after all.
It is being reported by RMC Sport that Manchester United have offered Swedish superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic a one-year deal for next season.
The 34-year-old striker is out of contract at Paris St-Germain and will leave the French champions this summer.
He said after his final game for the club at the weekend that he knew where he was going but he refused to reveal the destination.
And it is now looking increasingly likely that Manchester United will be the latest world footballing giant that Ibrahimovic will play for following spells at Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan and PSG.
It is believed, however, that Ibrahimovic is refusing to play under Louis van Gaal and that he will only join the club if Jose Mourinho takes the reins at Old Trafford.
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They bloody well better offer him more than a one year deal! He’s been brilliant after the turmoil of the Keane tenure, also I imagine Friendy is a big part of why players would join.
The IRFU need to cop on and tie down the good coaches to long term contracts. Oh and sign the players too. Stop importing players for 2 seasons and promote from within
I hope the IRFU find the funds to keep him longer. Nigel Carolan would be another option.
@Con Cussed: yeah Nigel is an option, but the question remains whether his preference is hands on coaching rather than top management. His track record has been good enough for years to have had Head Coach job offers elswere, but he’s stayed in Galway. My feeling is he loves what he does and isn’t interested in the politics of the top job, could be 100% wrong of course. Jimmy Duffy is established too. Shame the timing was out for Dan McFarland, because he would fit back in perfectly. All the above is conjecture of course, first preference is to keep Friendy. Love what he’s doing and especially the contagious positive vibe he exudes from every pore…..
Suspect Friend will be returning to Australia at the end of the current season. He was very annoyed about the failure to win the game vs Munster last weekend off that final scrum and his pique at his onfield leaders botching (yet again) an end of game opportunity was noticeable. I wonder if he feels he’s taken them as far as he can. I do hope he stays. He’s a great man manager, but a 1 year contract extension offer would force him to look elsewhere, and will the IRFU offer him a 2 year contract – I doubt it.
@David Finn: If the IRFU are serious they have to stop these 1-2 year deals. It gives the wrong message to those receiving them. Keep Friendly at Connacht or resign. The politics at the IRFU does not help in these situations.