Zlatan Ibrahimovic immortalised in painting of Swedish banknote

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Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has become the latest global cultural icon to be immortalised on the side of a banknote. 

Unfortunately, his fans won’t be getting their hands on the note as the work is the product of Swedish photographer, Bingo Rimer - and not official Swedish currency. 

"You have Benjamin Franklin and you have me," Ibrahimovic wrote in an Instagram post of him posing alongside the piece.  

A life size statue of the football star is also in the works and should be completed later this year.

The striker is currently without a club after he was released by Manchester United in June.

Earlier this month Jose Mourinho admitted he would be open to re-signing the striker.