Zlatan Ibrahimovic has made the dreams of a Swedish teenager come true with offers of trials at AC Milan.

Ibra is friends with the father of Malmo teenager Erik Kristjansson and after a kickabout in his back garden was on the phone to Milan saying they should take a closer look.

"Zlatan came out and said, 'How would you like to try playing for Milan?'," Gisli Kristjansson told Swedish news site The Local.

"We said, are you joking, and he said it was no joke. We couldn't believe it," added the delighted dad.

The very next morning the teenager boarded a plane destined for Italy and has spent the week training with the other talented youngsters in the famous Milan youth academy.

"It's like a fairy tale. I'm a bit nervous, but football is Erik's life and as a father, how could I say no to an opportunity like this," Mr Kristjansson said.

His son Erik has been busy in his first week settling into his dormitory and taking part in training.

"Our training sessions are like the games at a very high tempo. I'm learning an incredible amount. Wherever it leads to we'll see. I hope I get to stay," Erik Kristjansson told Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan.

"I see myself as a winger but I've also played in other positions. It's a lot of running but I've got good lungs!"