Zlatan Ibrahimovic has confirmed he will play for Manchester United for the new season.

The Swedish striker took to Instagram to make the announcement.

"Time to let the world know," he said.

Time to let the world know. My next destination is @manchesterunited #iamcoming A photo posted by IAmZlatan (@iamzlatanibrahimovic) on Jun 30, 2016 at 7:56am PDT

Ibrahimovic left Paris St Germain after his contract expired on Thursday and it was widely expected he would be headed to Old Trafford.

The 34-year-old announced his international retirement following Sweden’s Euro 2016 elimination last week.

And with the player now official a free agent, United are ready to make the former Juventus, Barcelona and Inter Milan forward their second summer signing following the capture of Villarreal defender Eric Bailly last month.

Having played in all three of Sweden’s games at France 2016, when they finished bottom of a group including Italy, Belgium and the Republic of Ireland, Ibrahimovic is expected to be put through a mini-medical by United on Friday before finalising one-year contract with the option of a further 12 months at Old Trafford.

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The completion of Ibrahimovic’s move to United would see him rejoin new manager Jose Mourinho, who he worked alongside at Inter.

United remain in the hunt for Borussia Dortmund playmaker Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba – both are represented by Ibrahimovic’s agent Mino Raiola.

A deal for Armenia international Mkhitaryan is understood to be close to completion, but Juventus are ready to hold out for a world record fee in excess of £85m for Pogba.

The France international has become one of the most sought after players in Europe since leaving United in 2012 following a fall-out with Sir Alex Ferguson.

However, despite Pogba’s preference for a move to La Liga with Real Madrid or Barcelona, neither club are prepared to enter an auction with United for the 23-year-old.

Belfast Telegraph