5) Who are the alternatives?
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Finally, in a market that has transfer fees constantly rising, the price for a world class center forward is easily 50 million plus and landing a player in the bracket is also far from easy. Draw up a list of the best ten, even fifteen best forwards in the world and try to make an assumption of how much it would take to prise them away from their current clubs, even if they were to become available.
Consider the fact that United are out of Europe’s premier club competition and it only becomes harder to imagine the likes of Gonzalo Higuain, Neymar or Robert Lewandowski leaving their clubs for Manchester. Out of the players that are available, Ibrahimovic would easily be the best option.
So, yes, Ibrahimovic might not have too many years ahead of him but the fact that he doesn’t rely on pace and seems to age like fine wine and that he’s available on a free transfer (despite his substantial wages) is something that cannot be ignored.
The brilliant Swede also has his critics and has occasionally disappeared in matches when his team has needed him the most, but it doesn’t change the multitude of success he’s achieved in his career and the consistency with which he’s been amongst the top scorers of the leagues that he’s played in.
It doesn’t change the fact that he’s one of the most elegant and enigmatic players to watch out there on his day, with moments of mesmerising magical skill that remind you why you watch the beautiful game in the first place.
