5 reasons why Zlatan Ibrahimovic will break records in the MLS

#3 He is back to full fitness

A fit Zlatan is a weapon

Ibrahimovic suffered a meniscus and cruciate ligament damage to his knee in April 2017. It was feared in many quarters that the injury could spell the end of the Swede’s career. This was the only major injury he had suffered in his illustrious career so far. But given the timing, as it was coming late in his playing time on the pitch, it seemed the injury would bring the curtain down on his career like we have seen in some other cases.

Several media outlets reported that he would be out until the end of the year or until the new year. Given his age, many felt he would not regain his goal-scoring form after the injury. But Ibrahimovic loves nothing more than proving people wrong. His career has been one of going beyond the norm and doing the extraordinary.

Not only did he recover ahead of schedule, he was back in business once called upon. He scored in his first start of the season against Bristol City in the quarter-final of the EFL Cup. Ibrahimovic apparently won’t stand by and watch his career wind down without much action. There, therefore, arose the move to cancel his contract with Man United and move on to the MLS.As he once said, “An injured Zlatan is a pretty serious thing for any team”. The opposite may be as true. A fit Ibrahimovic is a weapon of mass destruction for any team. Fit and back on the pitch and with the opportunity to play regularly, it’s only a matter of time before he begins to rewrite the record books with his feet.