adminZlatan Ibrahimovic is demanding £600,000 a week to play in the Barclays Premier League.
The figures have been revealed to Sportsmail for the striker who will leave Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer in the summer.
“We would like to sign him, but the money is crazy,” said a deal insider.
“We get that he would be a significant capture, but is he really worth that money — and at the age of 34?’
Ibrahimovic has also been talking to teams in China, where it is believed they have offered him £1 million a week to be their poster boy, but he does not wish to move to the Far East.
Instead he has told English clubs to double the salary he earns in Paris, where he has taken the French champions to another title.
Ibrahimovic is keen to come to England but it would mean one club forking out the biggest wages ever paid in this country.
He is believed to be unhappy with the tax demands in the UK.
The highest paid player in the Premier League currently is Wayne Rooney, who earns around £260,000 a week.
Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and even West Ham have been linked with the Sweden striker.
Ibrahimovic’s agent Mino Raiola told Gazzetta dello Sport: “With the exception of Manchester City, where there is (Pep) Guardiola, all the big clubs have knocked on the door.’’
Ibrahimovic’s extravagant demands would cost a willing club at least £31m for the one-season contract he is seeking. — DailyMail.
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