Zlatan Ibrahimovic has criticised former Manchester United team-mate Romelu Lukaku's first touch.
Ibrahimovic and Lukaku spent seven months together at Old Trafford before the former's departure in March 2018.
"I will say this on Romelu: don’t expect good technique from Lukaku," he told Gazzetta dello Sport. "His best strength is sheer power. If only he’d listened to me…
"At Manchester United, we made a bet: “I’ll give you £50 for every decent first touch you make.” ‘He replied, “What do I win if I get them all right?” I told him nothing, he would simply become a better player.
"For the record, he never accepted the bet! Perhaps he was afraid of losing… Joking aside, Lukaku has this mad hunger to prove himself to the world and I’m sure he will do well at Inter too."
“I don’t know him personally, but everyone says he gives 500 per cent every day," he added. "We’re the same in this, so we’d have had a good time together: we both believe in work, the only way to achieve success. With him Inter have made a super signing.”
Ibrahimovic has scored 52 goals in 56 games during his time with the MLS club, who face Minnesota United in the first round of the play-offs on Sunday.
