Ibrahimovic was sold from MU, Enrique nodded to return to Chelsea
Zlatan Ibrahimovic will leave MU this week to join LA Galaxy on a two-year contract. Coach Luis Enrique has reached an agreement to lead Chelsea next season... are the latest football news on March 23.
After many rumors, the Swedish striker finally asked to terminate his contract with MU 4 months in advance to move to Los Angeles Galaxy to play in the US Major League Soccer (MLS).
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| Ibrahimovic left MU to join LA Galaxy. |
Ibrahimovic's wish to leave was accepted by coach Mourinho, in the context that he has not yet fully recovered from the knee injury he suffered at the end of last season.
In 53 appearances for the Red Devils, Ibrahimovic scored 29 goals, including a double against Southampton in the 2016/17 League Cup final. His last appearance for United was the 2-2 draw on Boxing Day.
In the US, Ibra signed a 2-year contract with LA Galaxy for an undisclosed salary. This is also the former team where Beckham, Gerrard and Ashley Cole played in the final years of their careers.
Luis Enrique agrees to lead Chelsea
With Antonio Conte likely to leave Stamford Bridge next summer, Enrique is the number 1 candidate that billionaire Abramovich wants to bring in to replace him.
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| Enrique agrees to lead Chelsea. |
Paris Saint-Germain also expressed interest in the former Barcelona strategist. However, Le Parisien said the French rich guy withdrew from the race when he learned that Enrique basically agreed to coach Chelsea next season.
Conte once led the Blue Army to the Premier League podium, but he has continuously made statements implicitly attacking Chelsea's Board of Directors regarding their recent transfer policy.
Conte's departure is inevitable, given Chelsea's unconvincing performance this season. In addition to Luis Enrique, the London team also has two other backup options: Ancelotti and Maurizio Sarri.
Missing Champions League, Milan sells Donnarumma for 35 million pounds
Promising young goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma could leave Milan for £36 million if the San Siro side fail to qualify for the Champions League.
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| Milan could lose Donnarumma next summer. |
Chelsea, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal are all keeping an eye on the 19-year-old goalkeeper and are ready to spend money to lure Donnarumma.
Gazzetta newspaper said that Donnarumma's contract with Milan includes a clause allowing him to leave for a transfer fee of 36 million pounds, if Milan fails to return to Europe's most prestigious C1 arena.
Coach Gattuso's team is currently ranked 6th in Serie A, 5 points behind rivals Inter (ranked 4th). AC Milan was also eliminated from the Europa League knockout round by Arsenal.
