Los Angeles: Former Sweden's forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Thursday confirmed his departure from the American professional soccer franchise LA Galaxy. The player took to Twitter to announce his departure from the club and said: "I came, I saw, I conquered. Thank you @lagalaxy for making me feel alive again. To the Galaxy fans - you wanted Zlatan, I gave you Zlatan. You are welcome. The story continues...Now go back to watch baseball".

The 38-year-old will call time on his stint with the club as soon as his contract expires at the end of the year. The soccer club also confirmed Zlatan's departure.