ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC could become the first player in history to win league titles in five different countries if Manchester United are crowned English champions this season.
The Super Swede’s medals in four different nations already makes him one of only players to have achieved this feat.
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But Ibrahimovic is the only player who can add that tally this season at Old Trafford.
Of eight travelling stars, five are still playing.
Here, SunSport looks through the eight players who have won titles in four European countries.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic — Holland, Italy, Spain, France
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The travelling king. Ibra wins titles wherever he goes.
Since he moved to Ajax at the age of 19 in 2001, he has only gone two seasons without claiming a league title — winning 13 in all.
Zlatan was also victorious with Juventus, Inter and AC Milan in Italy, Barcelona in Spain and four times with Paris Saint-Germain in France.
Jiri Jarosik — Czech Rep, Russia, England, Scotland
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Not one of Jose Mourinho’s most memorable Chelsea signings, but a Premier League winner nonetheless.
Jarosik had already claimed six championships with Sparta Prague in his Czech Republic and a Russia title with CSKA Moscow.
He spent 18 months with Celtic, and added a Scottish winner’s medal.
Mateja Kezman — Serbia, Holland, England, Turkey
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Striker was actually part of title-winning teams in five countries — but failed to play enough matches to earn a medal in Belarus with BATE Borisov towards the end of his career.
Before Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi completely altered every statistic in the game, Kezman’s 105 goals in 122 PSV Eindhoven appearances would have seemed extraordinary.
Mourinho saw enough to bring him to England in his first season, but it didn’t work out.
He then played in Spain, Turkey — where he won another title with Fenerbahce — France, Russia, China and Belarus.
Maxwell — Holland, Italy, Spain, France
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The Brazilian has the distinguished honour of winning titles in four countries without ever winning one on his own continent.
And even more intriguing is that Maxwell won a championship alongside Ibrahimovic the quartet of nations.
They achieved it together at Ajax, Inter, Barcelona and PSG.
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Rade Prica — Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Israel
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The most obscure name of this multi-title-winning octet.
Prica has seven league titles — with Heslingborgs in Sweden (1999), Aalborg in Denmark (2007-08), Rosenborg in Norway (2009, 2010) and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel (2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15).
He is still playing — but a shock league triumph with Landskrona BoIS would just increase his Swedish tally.
Arjen Robben — Holland, England, Spain, Germany
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Another of the Chelsea contingent.
Robben moved to the Premier League as a title-winner in his native Holland.
He left with two more championships before adding another with Real Madrid.
The Dutchman’s five Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich take his entire tally to an impressive nine titles.
Wesley Sneijder — Holland, Spain, Italy, Turkey
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Moved to Real Madrid in 2007 with one Eredivisie title at Ajax.
Sneijder added a La Liga medal at the end of his first season — and a Scudetto in Serie A as his heroics helped Inter Milan win the Treble in 2010.
The Dutchman joined Galatasaray in 2013 and has since added two more titles.
Mark van Bommel — Holland, Spain, Germany, Italy
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He became the lynchpin of all the teams he played for.
Van Bommel — who was already a title-winner with PSV — was the aggressor in Frank Rijkaard’s Barca team.
Under Louis van Gaal, he added a Bundesliga medal with Bayern.
The Dutchman was then part of the 2011 AC Milan side which won Serie A.
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