Old story but it just popped up in my feed - anyone remember this? Is it true?
Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Manchester United:
“One day I was in the hotel with the team before a game. I got thirsty so I opened the mini-bar and had a fruit juice. We played and then went home.
"Time went by & my pay slip arrives. I realize they've taken a pound off my monthly wage. I call the manager: ‘Excuse me, why have they taken a pound off my salary.’ He replies: ‘It was the fruit juice from the mini-bar.’ ‘Are you kidding, seriously?’ ‘No, I'm not. Here, if you order something you have to pay for it.’
"Sure, but I didn't go to the hotel on my own accord. I wasn't on holiday. It was my workplace. I was there for Man Utd. If I have to play and I'm thirsty, I have to drink. I can't go on the pitch dehydrated.
“Can you believe it? A quid? Something like that would never happen in Italy. These are the details that make a difference and earn the respect of the players."
Zlatan charged for fruit juice
posted on 28/1/24
Just hope the club remembered his birthday cake
posted on 28/1/24
Called the manager a month after he drank a juice and asked what a deduction was on his wages and the manager knew it was for the juice
posted on 28/1/24
I wonder if Zlatan is a Five Alive or Um Bongo man
posted on 28/1/24
Highly doubt he even checks his wage slips ffs. Who the feck does
posted on 28/1/24
I don't know if he ever told that yarn or not, but it must make for good laughs with your mates to be able to pull stories like that out your erse and then see them published in the media. I can picture him and Mino in tears over stuff like that.
posted on 28/1/24
As if he would notice £1 (before tax) missing on his salary. And if he did notice it, is says more about him than whoever deducted it
posted on 28/1/24
yeah...& like there's anything in a mini bar that only costs £1...
posted on 28/1/24
Wtf is this nonsense
posted on 28/1/24
there was an article on this story at the time
posted on 28/1/24
Lol....I was fuming, instead of £175000 pay i got £174999....bloody fuming I was