AC Milan president Paolo Scaroni has opened the door to a front office job for Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

The Swede hung up the boots this week.

Scaroni said: "I have the impression that he wants to take a sabbatical period. Then he remains a friend, a person to whom we owe a lot, because in the most difficult moments he has allowed us to make a breakthrough.

"If he comes up with ideas we will be the first to listen to them."

Regarding the question of the budget and the summer market, Scaroni declared: "In the meantime, I recall that in four years we have invested more than the others (200 million euros), some will say not always well, but our shareholders have allowed us to form a strong team and we will continue together on this path. I think we will have to make some sales, and conclude some important acquisitions: we are ambitious."