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Between slating Jurgen Klopp and making more money than Hulk Hogan during a defamation lawsuit, Mino Raiola has had a busy time of things recently and the Dutch super agent isn't done, yet. He's now claiming that Manchester United were never Zlatan Ibrahimovic's first choice of club to move to, over the Summer.
Raiola, who also acts as the agent for Ibrahimovic's United teammates Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Paul Pogba, has told Mediaset Premium that AC Milan were always the Swedish striker's number one choice:
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"They are in his heart. Italy cannot afford him, so we had to work out other plans.Milan are in his heart, certainly his favourite club in Italy and probably the whole world. But this summer we always worked towards Manchester United."
Ibrahimovic spent two seasons in Milan, lifting a Serie A title and an Italian Super Cup (Picture credit: PA Images)
The former Milan striker, who won a Scudetto with the 'Rossoneri' in 2011, has said in the past that he considers the San Siro a 'second home' and in a 2012 interview admitted "this is a club where I could imagine going back, if I had to choose."
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Not that these revelations from Raiola will concern United fans too much, with Ibrahimovic hitting the ground running at Old Trafford, scoring four goals in his first four games for the club and quickly becoming a fan favourite.
(H/T Fooball Italia)
Topics: Football, Manchester United, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, AC Milan, Mino Raiola