Ibrahimovic could be on United's hitlist
Sir Alex Ferguson is weighing up a move for Inter Milan striker
Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Manchester United boss Fergie, who yesterday
completed the £3.5million signing of Bordeaux winger Gabriel
Obertan, has missed out on several of his top targets to replace
Cristiano Ronaldo. Lyon striker Karim Benzema opted to join Real
Madrid, while Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery revealed his desire to
play in La Liga. That has left Fergie with limited options in terms
of finding a forward to supply the goals without Ronaldo - despite
the free signing of former England striker Michael Owen. Now Inter
striker Ibrahimovic, 27, has emerged as a target, with Fergie
having had the Sweden international watched on several occasions
last season by his European scouts. Inter would be reluctant to
sell £30m rated Ibrahimovic, twice voted Serie A Player of the
Year, but sources in Italy suggest they may be persuaded by a
sizeable fee.
David McDonnell, Daily Mirror
According to The Sun, new signing Gabriel
Obertan will miss United's pre-season tour of Asia because
of a slight ankle injury. The same paper claims the Reds will miss
out on signing Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, with the Dutch
striker set for Stuttgart.
The Mirror also claims Richard Eckersley
will spend all of next season on loan at Championship side
QPR. The versatile defender was apparently the
subject of Premier League interest, but will go to the Championship
in order to gain more regular action.