Published 11:49 IST, November 14th 2019

Zlatan Ibrahimovic farewells LA Galaxy in the most 'Zlatan' way possible

Zlatan Ibrahimovic posted a farewell message on social media confirming his departure from LA Galaxy. The mercurial Swedish striker is likely to move to Italy.

Reported by: Colin DCunha
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic is an enigma and few can deny it. Swedish maverick called time on his career in MLS with LA Galaxy in most Zlatan way possible. “Go back to watching baseball”, Ibrahimovic joked as he posted a farewell mess on his social media p.

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic enjoyed a prolific career with LA Galaxy. 38-year old scored 53 goals in 58 games for Los Angeles-based side. His departure frees up a ‘Designated Player’ spot for LA Galaxy. This could mean that LA Galaxy he coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto could look towards making on-loan Boca Juniors attacker Cristian Pavon's move permanent. Boca Juniors striker Mauro Zarate could also be in line to replace mercurial Swede at LA Galaxy. 

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been kwn to have a flair for dramatic while joining and departing his clubs. When he joined Manchester United for first time, Ibrahimovic posted a picture showing himself donning celestial robes and joining hands with a devil, to signify uniting Manchester United who are also kwn as Red Devils. His flair was once again on show before his last game for Paris Saint-Germain when he left a mess on his Twitter account saying that he h arrived at Parc des Princes as a king, but is leaving like a legend. 

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Where is Zlatan going?

After scoring over 50 goals in 58 games for LA Galaxy, it's clear that Ibrahimovic is t doing with banging in goals. Zlatan Ibrahimovic was earlier quoted as saying that could still make a difference, both in Italy and in or countries. His friendship with current Bologna boss Sinisa Mihajlovic could prove to be fruitful for Serie A side as Swede is w a free nt. AC Milan could also look to snap up former Barcelona man thanks to ir recent goalscoring troubles. 

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10:59 IST, November 14th 2019