Ibrahimovic cuts salary more than 20 times when joining LA Galaxy
From a salary of 35 million dollars a season, the former Man Utd striker now receives only more than 1.5 million dollars when he moves to the US to play football.
Players playing in the US Major League Soccer (MLS) are subject to a salary cap of $5.15 million.The SunZlatan Ibrahimovic's salary when he joined LA Galaxy was far less than this number.
Specifically, the Swedish striker receives a weekly salary of $29,400, equivalent to $1.56 million a year. This figure is less than one-twentieth of what he receives at Man Utd, with an income of $35 million a season.
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Ibrahimovic currently earns only $1.5 million a year. Photo: LA Galaxy |
Last week, Ibrahimovic bought a page ofLA Timesto announce his move to LA Galaxy. The Swedish striker revealed that he wanted to continue playing football and decided to leave Man Utd.
"After winning a total of 33 titles in Europe, playing in the best clubs in the world, with the best teammates on the planet, I wanted to come to America and continue my career here. I wanted to enjoy a new football atmosphere, win and chose LA Galaxy to do it," the 36-year-old striker shared.
Ibrahimovic has played for all three of Italy's biggest clubs: Juventus, Inter and AC Milan. He also played for Barca for a year, Man Utd for a year and a half and PSG for four years. The Ajax-trained player has won La Liga, Ligue 1 and the Scudetto several times.
At LA Galaxy, the former PSG player will join Ashley Cole and the Dos Santos brothers (Mexico).
