MANCHESTER UNITED will pay Zlatan Ibrahimovic over £400,000-a-week to become Jose Mourinho’s marquee signing, according to reports.
The Paris Saint-Germain striker, 34, is set to join Old Trafford once the Special One is officially appointed.
And the Red Devils are pulling out all the stops to ensure they snap up the Swede by offering him a lucrative one-year contract with an option for a second season, according to Goal.
Ibra will be paid about £250k-a-week but his deal reportedly includes an £8million signing on bonus, which he can receive if he leaves United after one season.
And if he quits Old Trafford after his debut campaign, he will have earned £404k-a-week.
The former Ajax, Juventus, Inter, Barcelona and Milan superstar is available on a free after his one-year contract extension at the French giants ran out.
Louis van Gaal was sacked by United on Tuesday after a disappointing season saw them fail to qualify for the Champions League, with Mourinho set to replace the Dutchman.
Mourinho and Ibra worked together at Inter between 2008 and 2009, winning Serie A and the Italian Super Cup.
But the outspoken forward signed for Barcelona the following season and missed out on Inter’s Champions League triumph.
The European trophy has eluded Ibra and, with United out of the competition, will continue to do so for at least another year if he puts pen to paper.
United lost out on the signing of Renato Sanches, 18, after Bayern Munich pounced for the highly-rated midfielder.
So the club are desperate to appease Mourinho by landing top-target Ibra as his welcoming gift.
The Swede hotshot said farewell to PSG with a haul of three trophies, including the league, French and French League Cups.
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