Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel has urged
the club to do everything they can do sign Paris Saint-Germain's Zlatan
Ibrahimovic.
The Swedish striker has never played in England, and with the likes of Javier Hernandez thought to be on their way out of Old Trafford, Schmeichel insists he would love to see him at the club.
Come on over: Schmeichel believes Ibrahimovic would fit in perfectly at Old Trafford with Manchester United
Continental: Zlatan Ibrahimovic has played his football in Spain, Holland, Italy, Sweden and France
Ibrahimovic, 32, has played in Spain, Italy, Holland and France, and
has scored 56 goals in 68 appearances since joining PSG from AC Milan
last season.
'You've got to ask Zlatan why he hasn't played in England yet, but I'd love to see him at Manchester United,' Schmeichel told Swedish paper Expressen.
'I don't know who he supports, but he's a born Manchester United player, he would be absolutely brilliant.
'I think our supporters would love him, if he ever made that move, he wouldn't move again. For Zlatan to play the way we love him to play, he has to be Zlatan.
Experience: Schmeichel referenced how United took Eric Cantona in after other clubs failed to deal with the forward
'We're a very big football club and we've had players behaving in
different ways throughout the history of the club. The managers have
always been able to handle that and get the maximum out of the players.
'A lot of people are comparing Zlatan with Eric Cantona. He had a difficult time before he came to United.
'He had eleven clubs in France and a trial at Sheffield Wednesday and Trevor Francis didn't fancy him and then he had six months at Leeds and Howard Wilkinson didn't fancy him. But then he came to United and the rest is history. He's arguably the greatest player we've ever had.
'I think he's so suited to the Premier League and he has loads of time left in his career, I hope we see him there.'
Machine: Ibrahimovic has scored 56 goals in 68 games for Paris Saint-Germain since joining from AC Milan last term
The Swedish striker has never played in England, and with the likes of Javier Hernandez thought to be on their way out of Old Trafford, Schmeichel insists he would love to see him at the club.
Come on over: Schmeichel believes Ibrahimovic would fit in perfectly at Old Trafford with Manchester United
Continental: Zlatan Ibrahimovic has played his football in Spain, Holland, Italy, Sweden and France
'You've got to ask Zlatan why he hasn't played in England yet, but I'd love to see him at Manchester United,' Schmeichel told Swedish paper Expressen.
'I don't know who he supports, but he's a born Manchester United player, he would be absolutely brilliant.
'I think our supporters would love him, if he ever made that move, he wouldn't move again. For Zlatan to play the way we love him to play, he has to be Zlatan.
Experience: Schmeichel referenced how United took Eric Cantona in after other clubs failed to deal with the forward
'A lot of people are comparing Zlatan with Eric Cantona. He had a difficult time before he came to United.
'He had eleven clubs in France and a trial at Sheffield Wednesday and Trevor Francis didn't fancy him and then he had six months at Leeds and Howard Wilkinson didn't fancy him. But then he came to United and the rest is history. He's arguably the greatest player we've ever had.
'I think he's so suited to the Premier League and he has loads of time left in his career, I hope we see him there.'
Machine: Ibrahimovic has scored 56 goals in 68 games for Paris Saint-Germain since joining from AC Milan last term
