Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic admits he looks up to AC Milan veteran Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Vlahovic revealed a message the Swede wrote him in the past.

“Zlatan told me in Serbian to 'not give up and continue ahead'," Vlahovic said. “He wrote me a message in our language on the shirt.

“Every match against Milan is something special to me because everyone knows the stories about Ibrahimovic, who is my idol.

“On Saturday, I scored my first goal against Milan, I won against Milan for the first time and it's a great pleasure.

“Am I his heir? I don't feel like his heir and I think everyone should go his own way. He's a great champion, one of the best strikers I have ever faced in football, but I still have a lot to do to get close to his level.

“I try to have my own path, to work more on myself, to improve myself and get the best results."