Zlatan Ibrahimovic Future Lies In Wife's Hands

The Swedish superstar’s wife is set to have a major say on where the 34-year-old striker ends up next season and the likelihood of it being at Old Trafford isn’t much.

The posibility of Zlatan Ibrahimovic joining Manchester United after departing Paris Saint-Germain at the end of his contract in the summer are shrinking - with the striker's wife ready to block a move to the Premier League side.

Helena Seger, a former high-powered business woman in Sweden, may not have the deciding say in the 34-year-old's future but she holds significant sway and does not want to move to Manchester.

Seger would like to live in a major city, and most notably one in the United States, as her new A-Z sportswear brand prepares for launch on June 7.

It has also been reported that Ibrahimovic has a concrete proposal from the MLS worth £400,000 per week – the same figure that he earns in Paris.

However, the Swedish pair will not move to just any American location as Los Angeles and New York remain the preferred locations for Ibrahimovic’s wife, pending the creation of a franchise in Miami. It is notable that during Paris Football Week, which was held last week, there was a recruiter from LA Galaxy in the French capital.

It is also understands that Ibrahimovic has been in the US on business in the past month, though further details about his next destination remain unknown.

As a result, the likelihood is that Ibrahimovic will move across the Atlantic. Another European location should not be totally ruled out, however, but the 34-year-old would need the lure of Champions League football – something not on offer at Manchester United.

Ibrahimovic would like to have tied up his future before the start of Euro 2016 but that now looks unlikely, so the forward and his wife will need to be patient over his next challenge.