Manchester United could make striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic their first signing of the Jose Mourinho era.
Sweden international Ibrahimovic is out of contract after deciding to leave French champions Paris St-Germain.
As well as interest from United, the 34-year-old has been made lucrative offers from clubs in China.
However,
he has spoken warmly of his experience of working with Mourinho in the
past and is the kind of stellar name United are looking to attract.
Mourinho, 53, is expected to take over from Louis van Gaal after his representatives met with United officials on Tuesday.
Whilst
the Old Trafford club retain the ability to pay huge wages given their
record turnover figures, which are set to exceed £500m this year, they
recognise a failure to qualify for the Champions League for the second
time in three years severely limits their ability to bring in the
biggest names.
Ibrahimovic is obtainable and is keen to experience
the Premier League, having already made an impact in the Netherlands,
Italy, Spain and France.
He has won 13 league titles in those four
leagues, including the two he secured at Juventus that were
subsequently revoked due to the Calciopoli scandal.
Another
was won with Mourinho, at Inter Milan in 2009, when Ibrahimovic was
named Serie A's player of the year and won goal of the season.
The
forward has spoken recently of how he wishes he had continued the
relationship with Mourinho, rather than moving on to Barcelona.
Despite his age, Ibrahimovic remains one of the biggest names in the game.
United
have not had great success with such signings recently. They paid huge
wages to Angel di Maria and Radamel Falcao at the start of Van Gaal's
two years in charge but both players left Old Trafford after a single
season.
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