Zlatan Ibrahimovic said it himself, his next move will shock the football world.
"Where I go next, it will be a surprise," he said, per Football Italia. "A very big surprise."
David Beckham might've already ruined the surprise.
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"I love Zlatan as a person and a player," the soon-to-be MLS owner said, per ESPN. "I've never met anyone as serious as him during matches and training. When I came to Paris, I knew he was hugely talented but I didn't know that he was so hard on himself. He's a born winner and I'm one of his biggest admirers.
"We've received permission to build our stadium -- it will take two or three years. If Zlatan is still playing then, I'd buy him immediately."
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Francesco Totti is 74 years old -- he's actually 39 -- and he's still plying his trade at Roma. Raul -- one of Real Madrid's most talismanic strikers ever -- didn't retire until he was 38. So, it's safe to assume a 37-year-old Ibrahimovic will still be around when Beckham's Miami franchise comes to life in 2018.
The bright lights of Miami, especially alongside Beckham, is the obvious choice for his career.
Zlatan will be playing in the Euros a year before he comes to Atlanta. Good for him.
— Rob Usry (@RobUsry) November 17, 2015
Atlanta United -- MLS' expansion franchise that plans to begin play in 2017 -- will have the upperhand in bringing Ibrahimovic stateside by playing a year earlier, but Arthur Blank lacks the star brand Beckham possesses.
The same can be said for the city of Atlanta, which isn't star-studded enough to compete with South Beach. Dwayne Wade aside, it's one of the reasons LeBron James took his talents there.
If there's anyone that needs a bright spotlight, it's the only man in the world who dares to Zlatan.
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