Speculation surrounds Ibrahimovic's future with his contract at the Serie A outfit due to expire this summer - although there is an option to extend it by another year - and Pioli has hailed the 38-year-old.

The 30-year-old centre-back joined the Serie A side on loan last summer, and with that deal expiring at the end of this season, Fonseca is keen to keep the on-loan defender at the Stadio Olimpico.

The news comes as further grim reading for the financial positions Premier League sides find themselves in due to the drastically reduced incomes as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

From Hernan Crespo to Mauro Icardi, Inter Milan have always had a soft spot for Argentine centre-forwards - and in current No 10 Lautaro Martinez, they might just have found the best of the lot.

Former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra revealed that Ferguson was also trying to bring Gareth Bale from Tottenham along with Ronaldo to United just weeks before he retired.

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: He has strong interest in him from abroad following his successful spell at Zulte Waregem but the forward has told Sportsmail that he is open to returning to the UK.

Herrera's five-year spell at Old Trafford came to an end when he joined Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer in the summer after his contract with the Red Devils had expired.

United were in the hunt to sign the Mexican foward while he was at PSV last summer, but Napoli won the race for his signature and broke the transfer record in doing so.

The 21-year-old has established a reputation as one of the best young central defenders in Scandinavia - and Premier League club Brighton are among a host of teams keen.

The 19-year-old, who used to be on the books of Norwegian third-division club Fram Larvik before becoming a free agent, is in talks with Arsenal after convincing them to offer him a permanent contract.

Borussia Dortmund are not in a position where they have to sell the winger at the end of the season and will not be lowering their asking price in spite of the financial impact of the coronavirus crisis.

Eduardo Camavinga has become one of the hottest properties in European football after shining for Rennes in the heart of midfield - helping his side finish third in the truncated Ligue 1 campaign.

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: At what point do we officially start to worry about the form of Justin Rose? In a year he has dropped from world No 1 to 13th, his worst position since 2017.

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: The first time Tyrrell Hatton played pro golf in Orlando he was sharing a room each night with several fellow wannabes,

One would have expected Ellie Young and Sam Chaloner to 'seal the deal' as soon as they were booted out of the Borehamwood house but she said he was too drunk to get aroused.

Big Brother swung a surprise final twist after 'evicted' contestants Hannah Agboola and Tom Barber chose to nominate Isabelle Warburton and Charlotte Keys for eviction.

Chanelle Hayes has given birth to her first child with partner Ryan Oates. The 29-year-old star announced the news with a heartfelt Instagram post on Wednesday.

Reality couple Mikey Dalton, 34 and Grace Adams-Short continue to go from strength to strength after they announced they're expecting their third child

The Brazilian, 32, who changed her name from Rodrigo Lopes after a sex change in 2014, featured on the reality TV show in 2009.

British reality star Chanelle McCleary, 25, shared the voice notes on Twitter, commenting: 'Only this could happen to me'. In the messages, the man is heard addressing woman called Gemma.

The hit Channel 5 reality show - which originally broadcast on Channel 4 from its inception in 2000 until 2011 - is set to come to an end with its current contract with the broadcaster this year.

A brand new season of Big Brother is underway and the first nominations of season 20 have arrived. Fans can't stop speculating about who will be Head of Household and who will get evicted.

After Ryan Thomas was named the winner Celebrity Big Brother, fans of the Channel 5 show will be excited to hear Big Brother will be returning to our screens just days after the celeb version ended.

Big Brother's Lewis G has proceeded to alienate many of the show's viewers, who branded him 'annoying' after his clash with Isaac.

Big Brother fans have been left baffled after Lewis F was the first housemate to be punished for discussing nominations, despite many of the show's stars already breaking that vital rule.

John McCririck has revealed he is 'not dying' and that his 'gaunt and frail' appearance is down to a bout of serious flu during an interview on Monday's This Morning. 

JONATHAN McEVOY: Bernie Ecclestone is not ready to step down from running Formula One, but when he does leave, young, energetic, articulate Christian Horner is the man to replace him.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN AUSTIN: Mobbed at a fan zone in the city on Saturday night, Lewis Hamilton is the only vaguely famous Formula One star in America.

JONATHAN McEVOY: Jolyon Palmer was the driver of the Australian Grand Prix. He raced tenaciously but scrupulously fairly to finish 11th on his debut.

JONATHAN McEVOY: Jean Todt, usually reluctant to tell you the time, was quite right to upbraid drivers for moaning that they are not consulted over technical changes.

JONATHAN MCEVOY: Back at my digs in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, close to where David Niven lived, those who had been on yachts to watch the Grand Prix were mulling over the day’s events.

JONATHAN MCEVOY: In the name of balance we should record the traditionalist’s argument that the ugly device, though not as repulsive as feared, gnaws at soul of open-cockpit motor racing.

JONATHAN MCEVOY - F1 COLUMN: Sebastian Vettel's nightmare scenario, the one that would end his career in grand prix racing, is to carry No 1 status at Ferrari in nothing but name.

Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Sea set sail for the first time since its $80million makeover for a 14-day journey and arrived in Sydney on Monday.

Nikki Spiers, 31, who lives in London, is known for creating social media's viral emoji quizzes. She has posted a new challenge, asking puzzlers to name 20 capital cities using emojis.

Former Chicago Bulls star Dennis Rodman opened up on his unlikely friendship with the Supreme leader of North Korea Kim Jong-un ever since he visited the country in 2013.

A young boy has been flown to Brisbane after he was bitten by a snake in northern New South Wales.

At 19, Jasmine Valentic was on track to fulfilling her dream of becoming a nurse. The teenager from Wellington was studying for her second year exams when she felt a pea-sized lump on her neck.

New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian said she would be in no rush to lift coronavirus restrictions, and no major changes would be made for several weeks.

Vice President Mike Pence's spokesperson Katie Miller, who also serves as a spokesperson for the White House Coronavirus Task Force, tested positive for the coronavirus.. 

Rosanna McKean, 32, from Bristol, followed a 13-minute YouTube tutorial to create a grey Merino wool blanket for her modern living room while in lockdown, which cost £70 fo the materials.

US and Canadian researchers said the transmission risk was only reduced by about 1.5 per cent for every degree Fahrenheit above 77F (25C). They analysed 370,000 cases of the virus.

Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu claimed there is 'no crisis' for her ahead of next month's World Championships in South Korea, despite finishing only third in the UK trials in Birmingham.

World 400 metres champion Christine Ohuruogu has accused IAAF president Lamine Diack of 'not knowing what the hell is going on' in athletics.

The 34-year-old had indicated that this season would be her last after a glittering career that saw her claim 400m gold at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing a year after becoming world champion in Osaka.

Dina Asher-Smith, 23, clinched a historic gold medal after powering to 200m victory at the World Championships.

Blac Chyna has responded to Rob Kardashian's demand that her upcoming reality show not include their two-year-old daughter Dream.

After all the lawsuits and nasty social media warfare, the 31-year-old mother-of-two now claims to have made peace with the Kardashian clan

Her best friend recently accused her of embezzlement. But on Friday, the only green seen around Blac Chyna was on her famous curves as she modeled a chartreuse bikini

The 31-year-old reality star was spotted having lunch in Los Angeles on Monday while getting roasted by The Real for being a no-show.