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'You've ruined a £5m promotional plan': Zlatan Ibrahimovic reveals the ANGRY message Ed Woodward sent him when the Swede announced his Manchester United signing early on Instagram, as the Red Devils planned a 'Hollywood' announcement video

Zlatan Ibrahimovic claims he ruined a signing announcement that would have earned Manchester United £5million by revealing his Old Trafford arrival early in 2016.

The Swedish striker moved to Manchester on a free transfer five years ago from Paris Saint-Germain, with Ibrahimovic announcing his transfer with an Instagram post, saying: 'My next destination will be Manchester United.'

But Ibrahimovic, now at AC Milan revealed that 'all hell broke loose' after the announcement and that the Red Devils and his agent Mino Raiola were furious with him.

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He told Sport Bladet: 'The fact is that I went on Instagram and wrote: "My next club will be Manchester United.