Milan advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic has had conversations about stepping into the ring as part of the popular Misfits Boxing series, co-President Mams Taylor has confirmed.

Milan’s Ibrahimovic held talks with Misfits Boxing

Taylor, who set up Misfits Boxing alongside popular YouTube sensation KSI, has revealed that he has had conversations over the phone with Ibrahimovic, and that he has tried to convince him to get involved.

Taylor has admitted that he has had conversations with Ibrahimovic himself, as well as with his manager.

Misfits Boxing is famous for its cross-over fights, often featuring internet personalities and former athletes, including several martial artists past and present.

Ibrahimovic has a black belt in taekwondo and also enjoys kickboxing, which Taylor feels would benefit him in a Misfits bout.

“It’s really cool because he’s seen a lot of Misfits fights and he’s followed it. He was a kickboxer, he’d be a good one as well,” Taylor told the U.S. Sun.

Taylor then explained the conversations he’s had with Ibrahimovic thus far: “I’ve tried to convince Zlatan and he can fight. I’m good friends with his manager and we had a FaceTime, the three of us.

“But yeah, there’s other names that aren’t quite as big as these guys that are but still very respected and have achieved a lot that are interested. And because it’s so realistic that those guys are going to fight, I’m not gonna give you their names.”

Former Premier League winner Danny Simpson became the first former footballer to take part in a Misfits Boxing fight over the summer, while Ibrahimovic’s former Manchester United teammate Wayne Rooney has also revealed that he held talks with the promoters before taking on the job of head coach of Plymouth Argyle.