Zlatain Ibrahimovic has been one of the top 5 best footballer for more than a decade. He left Paris Saint Germain after winning 3 consecutive league titles and ended up top scorer in French Ligue 1 for the 2015-16 season at the age of 35. He is widely tipped to sign for Manchester United in the upcoming summer as Jose Mourinho is set to take over as manager at Old Trafford. If he does sign for United he is sure to bag a massive financial contract as it has been the case at his previous clubs where bar Barcelona, he was always the highest paid player for the likes of Juventus, Inter Milan, AC milan and Paris Saint Germain. We take a look at his salary history in last 10 years and how he is developing his own sports brand called A-Z Sports.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Net Worth – $100 million
- When Zlatan signed for PSG back in 2012, he became the third highest paid footballer in the world only begin Lionel Messi and Ronaldo with a yearly salary of around £11 million. He signed a contract extension with PSG into his second season with the club taking his yearly salary to €13 million a year.
- Ibrahimovic is the most expensive player in the history of football with over €180 million combined transfer fees spend on his transfers to different clubs.
- Ibrahimovic recently revealed his plans to open a sports brand called Ä-Z (Armature to Zlatan) which will produce his signature shirts and soccer shoes.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has played for number of high profile clubs in his 17 year career. We take a look at his salary history at different clubs and stages of his career.
| TIMELINE | CLUBS & CONTRACTS | WEEKLY | YEARLY |
| July 2014 | Signed a contract extension with PSG adding one more year to his current three year deal and his yearly salary increased to £13 million a year | £250,000 | £13 million |
| July 2012 | Ibrahimovic transfered to PSG from AC Milan for around £16 million transfer fee and signed a three year deal with the club earning him around £11.4 million a year. | £220,000 | £11.4 million |
| June 2011 | Ibrahimovic moved to AC Milan with a permanent transfer having spent previous season on loan. Signed a 4 year deal a took massive pay cut. | £140,000 | £7.6 million |
| August 2010 | 1 year loan move to AC Milan saw both Milan and Barcelona sharing his weekly salary | £185,000 | £9.6 million |
| July 2009 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic move to Barcelona was the second most expensive with barcelona paying Inter around £59 million + Eto. Ibrahimovic signed a 5 year deal with £9.6 million a year salary | £185,000 | £9.6 million |
| August 2010 | Ibrahimovic moved Inter Milan for a fee of around €24.8 million and signed a 4 year contract with the club earning him around £6.5 million a year salary. | £120,000 | £6.5 million |
Ibrahimovic also enjoyed lucrative sponsorship deals with NIKE and some other brands earning him around £4 million a year. He was part of major NIKE campaign “play with new fear” and his cartoon movie was released in episodes on official nike social media channels which was a massive hit.