Zlatan Ibrahimovic tells Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho: 'I'm coming', as striker steps up recovery
- Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is recovering from a knee injury
- The Swede showed off his progress on Instagram with a message to his manager
- He told Jose Mourinho: 'I'm coming' in the caption to the short clip
- Mourinho is happy that Ibrahimovic and Carrick are the only contracts he has to worry about next summer, with the rest of his squad tied down
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Michael Carrick have decisions to make on their careers next summer - but the Swede certainly appears dedicated to his return this season.
In the latest Instagram video chronicling his recovery from knee injury, Ibrahimovic appears on a treadmill looking menacing with the caption reading: 'Tell Jose I'm coming'.
The 35-year-old striker and club captain Carrick are the only players whose future Jose Mourinho does not believe Manchester United have under 'control' beyond this season.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic told Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho 'I'm coming', on Instagram
Last week Arsenal sold Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to Premier League rivals Liverpool, cashing in on the England international with his contract due to expire in the summer along with Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez.
The latter duo have remained amid uncertainty regarding their future and Mourinho is sure there will be no such issues at Old Trafford any time soon.
Juan Mata, Daley Blind, Ander Herrera, Ashley Young, Luke Shaw and Sam Johnstone have just a season remaining on their United deals, but the Portuguese points to the one-year extension clauses included within them.
The biggest question marks regard the future of injured striker Ibrahimovic and captain Carrick, with the veterans' contracts due to expire next summer.
Ibrahimovic rejoined United on a one-year contract last month as he continues his recovery
'Of course it makes a difference (to have a one-year option),' Mourinho said.
'When the club has a one-year option, it means that the players have one more year of contract so nobody is in the last year.
'The two players are in this situation are Zlatan and Carrick - two players that at the end of the season who are going to sit and to analyse what they did and what they want to do.
Ibrahimovic and Michael Carrick are the only players whose future Mourinho is unsure over
'But just Carrick and Zlatan, all the other players are under the club control until end of the 18/19 season, so we are speaking about June 19. No player ends his contract.'
Mourinho appears to have forgotten that Marouane Fellaini is another whose contract expires next summer, with United having invoked the extension clause in his deal in January.
The towering midfielder has had an impact off the bench in all three of United's Premier League matches to date - games that have brought three wins, 10 goals and a hat-trick of clean sheets.
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