Ibrahimovic cut his 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.
Major League Soccer (MLS) players 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 play alongside Ashley Cole and the Dos Santos brothers (Mexico).
