AC Milan would welcome Zlatan Ibrahimovic back with "open arms"

AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi has revealed that he would welcome striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic back to San Siro with "open arms".

The Paris Saint-Germain ace, who left Milan in 2012, has been linked with a return to the Rossoneri for much of the summer following a controversial incident in March.

The Swede, 33, came under fire for a post-match rant directed at a referee in which he referred to France as a "shit country", though he later clarified his comments. He was subsequently slapped with a four-match ban, which was reduced to three after appeal.

"If Ibrahimovic wants to come to Milan, we would welcome him with open arms," he told reporters.

"Ibrahimovic has had a very difficult stay in France because of his sentence that caused a negative reaction among the French public."

Ibrahimovic, whose contract at Parc de Princes expires next summer, has fired les Parisiens to three successive Ligue 1 titles.