It is starting to look unlikely that Zlatan Ibrahimovic will make his return from injury in time to face Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League, a report claims.
As has been reported by Tuttosport (via Pianeta Milan), the Swedish striker does not look set to make his AC Milan return any time soon.
The stated aim for a long time for Ibrahimovic was to be involved in the Champions League round of 16 tie against Premier League side Tottenham in March.
He has not kicked a ball for the Rossoneri all season and that could continue beyond the round of 16, meaning there would only be a couple of months left for him to make any impact at all.
The knee is not recovering as quickly as planned for the striker following his surgery in the summer and Pioli could certainly do with having the extra option to call upon in attack.