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Zlatan Ibrahimovic confirms Manchester United contract talks

Zlatan Ibrahimovic Manchester United FC and FC Zorya Luhansk

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has confirmed he is in talks with Manchester United over a new contract, saying he "never leaves a job unfinished".

The 35-year-old has an option of a further 12-month contract after he moved to Old Trafford on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain last summer.

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Ibrahimovic has been linked with a move to the MLS, but United boss Jose Mourinho would love to keep the striker and the Swede confirmed he is discussing his future with the club.

"Let's see what happens, we are talking," Ibrahimovic said to The Manchester Evening News.

"I have an option for another year, I want to do great as long as I'm here, so let us see, there is a lot of time.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates with the EFL Cup
Image: Ibrahimovic celebrates with his first trophy in England, the EFL Cup

"I'm enjoying being at a a fantastic club, without doubts, one of the biggest clubs in the world with a great coach. I know him before, he's a winner, he's the perfect coach for this club.

"Being a Manchester United player, I don't know how many people have that possibility but I am a Man United player, people wanted me here, I chose the club, I chose the best English club, that's the way it works."

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates with team-mates scoring his equaliser
Image: The striker has scored 26 goals for United this season

Ibrahimovic has won league titles in Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and France and has scored 26 goals in an impressive first season with United.

"I enjoy. I'm a person when I go into something I put my head 200 per cent into it. I go in, I go for the kill and I go out.

during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Manchester United at Selhurst Park on December 14, 2016 in London, England.
Image: Ibrahimovic is pleased to be working with Jose Mourinho, the man he calls the 'perfect coach'

"When I go out there is no complaints, that's what I do. I never leave a job unfinished.

"I always go in, do my job, and in the way that is a fair play, a fair deal, that is what I do."

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