When Milan last won the scudetto, Zlatan Ibrahimovic was unquestionably the architect who spearheaded their campaign to the top. He lifted the entire team – even making Antonio Nocerini look like a good player – , scoring 35 goals in all competitions. It was when he, along with Thiago Silva, left the club for PSG that Milan’s downward slope began to steepen, and for 3 years the Rossoneri have had to accept mid table mediocrity. Now, seemingly in the midst of a revival with the recent arrivals of Carlos Bacca and Luiz Adriano, Milan are reportedly trying to bring a 33-year old Zlatan back to the club – a signing which would make more sense from a sentimental standpoint than anything else.

While Serie A has been the league where Ibrahimovic has thrived the most – at Juve, Inter and Milan – questions will be raised as to whether this is a sound move for Milan. With the arrival of two strikers in Bacca and Adriano, they will surely be looking for one of them to be first choice, which would be hard for Zlatan to accept for obvious reasons, However, despite a decent goal return last year, he has stagnated slightly and penalties seem to make up a large number of his goals these days.

Nevertheless, Zlatan probably wouldn’t be totally unopposed to a move, having announced that his future was in Mino Raiola’s, his agent, hands and his popularity in France waning after his ‘shit country’ comments after last season defeat at Bordeaux. Should he leave, what better place to go than back home in Milan? He may have legendary status in Italy, however, signing him would be yet another aging player the Rossoneri would be paying big wages to, regardless of sentimentality. Given that this Milan is trying to reinvent itself after yet another season without Europe ahead of them, surely the money would be better spent on a younger, more promising player?

On the other hand, Milan seems to be where Zlatan belongs: money may not be that much of a problem if the man himself is keen on the move, and surely the arrival of the man who oversaw their last success will lift the spirits in the club?