As Manchester United mourned the loss of their top scorer, those in Major League Soccer were contemplating what it meant for them
The sight of a player suffering suffering a season-ending injury is always a desperate one, particularly when the player in question is of Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s quality. Indeed, the Swede will take no further part in the 2016-17 campaign, picking up a cruciate knee ligament injury that could sideline him until 2018. But as Manchester United mourned the loss of their top scorer, those in Major League Soccer were contemplating what it meant for them.
Ibrahimovic has been heavily linked with a move Stateside, with recent reports claiming Los Angeles FC have offered the striker a deal worth $6.4m a year in an effort to tempt him across the Atlantic. This comes after reports that the LA Galaxy were similarly lining up a move for the Manchester United striker who is out of contract in the summer. The tug of war over Ibrahimovic’s next destination was getting serious just as he suffered a season-ending injury.
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