The media response to the signing was a mix of pleasure to see how Ibrahimovic would deal with life in England and the suggestion it was too late in his profession to really present his qualities.
By no means one to shirk a problem, the Scandinavian would later write in his autobiography: “I get there and everybody hates me: Ibra the smug, the pretentious, the thug, the one who by no means scores [against] English groups, the outdated, 35-year-old. Good. That’s how I need it. Hate me. I like that.”
Mourinho was in little doubt in regards to the acquisition, commenting: “Zlatan wants no introduction. The statistics converse for themselves. Ibra is without doubt one of the finest strikers on this planet and a participant who at all times provides 100 per cent.
“He has received a very powerful league championships on this planet of soccer, now he has the chance to play in one of the best league on this planet and I do know he’ll grasp this chance and can work exhausting to assist the group win titles.”
