AC Milan president Paolo Scaroni has hailed the impact of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

However, Scaroni says it's also significant the team is winning while the Swede is out injured.

He declared, “He is more than a player, he is an icon of today's football.

"It's a success that Milan continue to do well also without him. I don't know when he will be back, this kind of injury requires at least a month but he could surprise us, given his physical strength."

Scaroni added: “We have the youngest team in Europe, our secret is the strategy of [Ivan] Gazidis and [Paolo] Maldini. We need to build a team that would win and be economically sustainable."