Ibrahimovic confirms Galaxy exit

Zlatan Ibrahimovic will leave the MLS after spending two seasons with LA Galaxy.

Ibrahimovic joined the LA side after a spell at Manchester United, which saw him leave the club after what was close to a career ending injury for the Swede.

He will be leaving the West Coast with no silverware; however, he did earn himself an array of individual awards. One of them was the MLS newcomer of the year in 2018, which was well deserved, considering he scored 24 goals in 27 games during his first campaign. 

To add to that he had what many consider as the best debut in Major League Soccer history, where he came on as a substitute during the first ever edition of the Los Angeles derby, also known as ‘’El Trafico’’ on the 31st of March 2018.

Thanks to a Ibrahimovic brace, the game ended 4-3 to Galaxy with the standout moment his 45-yard-half-volley,  which was later voted as the MLS goal of the year.

Before the start of the 2019 season, he was named captain of the team. The Swede had reached 515 career goals after his second game of the season to become the Swedish player with the most amount of goals in history. 

In his American bow, Ibrahimovic scored 53 goals in 58 games and registered 17 assists.

Despite a goal and an assist in the Western Conference semi-final, Ibrahimovic couldn’t take his team further.

“I came, I saw, I conquered. Thank you LA Galaxy for making me feel alive again.

“To the Galaxy fans –  you wanted Zlatan, I gave you Zlatan. You are welcome. The story continues…Now go back to watch baseball.’’

‘Ibra’ is expected to reveal his next move in the coming weeks.