Zlatan Ibrahimovic demanding a staggering £600,000 a week to play in England, aged 34
* Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to leave Paris Saint-Germain this summer
* He is available on a free transfer but is demanding £600,000-a-week wages
* Clubs in China are interested and can offer £1m a week to Swedish star
* Ibrahimovic is keen to come to England but is unhappy with tax demands
* The 34-year-old would become highest-paid player in the Premier League
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is demanding £600,000 a week to come to the Barclays Premier League.
The figures have been revealed to Sportsmail for the striker who will leave Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer in the summer.
'We would like to sign him, but the money is crazy,' said a deal insider. 'We get that he would be a significant capture, but is he really worth that money — and at the age of 34?'
Ibrahimovic has also been talking to teams in China, where it is believed they have offered him £1million a week to be their poster boy, but he does not wish to move to the Far East.
Instead he has told English clubs to double the salary he earns in Paris, where he has taken the French champions to another title.
Ibrahimovic is keen to come to England but it would mean one club forking out the biggest wages ever paid in this country. He is believed to be unhappy with the tax demands in the UK.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is looking for wages totalling £600,000 a week to move to the Barclays Premier League
Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and even West Ham have been linked with signing Ibrahimovic
The highest paid player in the Premier League currently is Wayne Rooney, who earns around £260,000 a week.
Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and even West Ham have been linked with the Sweden striker.
Ibrahimovic's agent Mino Raiola told Gazzetta dello Sport: 'With the exception of Manchester City, where there is (Pep) Guardiola, all the big clubs have knocked on the door.'
Ibrahimovic's extravagant demands would cost a willing club at least £31m for the one-season contract he is seeking.
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BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE'S TOP EARNERS
1. Wayne Rooney (Man Utd) £260,000-a-week
Five-year deal signed in 2014
2. Sergio Aguero (Man City) £240k
Five-year deal signed in 2014
Yaya Toure (Man City) £240k
Four-year deal signed in 2013
4. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) £220k
Five-year deal signed in 2015
5. David Silva (Man City) £200k
Five-year deal signed in 2014
6. Mesut Ozil (Arsenal) £190k
Five-year deal signed in 2013
7. Raheem Sterling (Man City) £180k
Five-year deal signed in 2015
8. Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea) £170k
Five-year deal signed in 2014
Kevin De Bruyne (Man City) £170k
Six-year deal signed in 2015
10. John Terry (Chelsea) £160k
One-year deal signed in 2015
* All estimated figures pre-tax. Sums may vary according to bonus payments
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