'Everyone told me not to go to Manchester United, so I did!' - Zlatan
Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he was told that swapping PSG for the Premier League could end his career
Transcript
00:00 After four years in Paris, PSG, I wanted to change, to challenge myself, to try.
00:06 Then everyone said, if he was talking about Manchester United, because Mourinho went to Manchester,
00:13 he called me, if I wanted to come or not.
00:16 With the relationship I had with Mourinho, I said, of course, there is no discussion.
00:20 And then Manchester United as a club is one of the top five in the world, I said, this time.
00:27 But I hadn't decided yet, because at 35, going to the Premier League,
00:33 I asked for advice from other players who had played in the Premier League, and everyone said no.
00:39 Because they said, if you do badly there, you put your whole career at stake,
00:46 and it doesn't matter if you do badly there, because they said,
00:52 if it doesn't go well there, all that has passed will be cancelled.
00:56 I called five players to ask, and everyone said no.
01:01 I said, I have already answered, out of five no, one yes.
01:06 I look at the letter.
01:09 Because I said, this is my challenge, because when the situation is like this, I get even more charged.
01:22 Because I prefer to walk on fire, instead of walking on water, which only I can do.
01:30 (audience laughing)