<p>Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Friday returned to AC Milan on a six-month contract promising to help rescue the struggling Serie A side's season.</p>.<p>"I'm coming back to a club I hugely respect and to the city of Milan I love," the 38-year-old said on the club's website.</p>.<p>"I'll fight together with my teammates to change the course of this season. I will do everything to make it happen."</p>.<p>This will mark the Swede's second stint with AC Milan, seven years after he left the club for Paris Saint-Germain.</p>.<p>He played at San Siro from 2010 to 2012 scoring 56 goals in 85 appearances and helping the former European giants win their 18th and last Serie A title in 2011.</p>.<p>But he faces a stiff challenge with the club in 11th in Serie A and reeling from a 5-0 defeat by Atalanta, their heaviest loss in 21 years.</p>.<p>"The club and the striker have agreed on a deal until the end of the current season with an option to extend the contract for the next one," Milan said in a statement.</p>.<p>The six-month deal is reported to be worth in the region of 3.5 million euros ($3.9 million) plus bonuses, according to press reports.</p>.<p>Ibrahimovic will arrive in Milan on January 2 to take his medical and join his teammates for his first training session, the club added.</p>.<p>In November, Ibrahimovic and the LA Galaxy parted ways after two seasons following the club's elimination from the Major League Soccer playoffs.</p>.<p>"Zlatan Ibrahimovic returns to AC Milan where he played a leading role in the club's history," Milan added.</p>.<p>Their previous union was a success, with an Italian title in 2011, and the trophy for top scorer in Serie A for the Swede in 2012 when he hit 28 goals.</p>.<p>He had previously won three league titles with Inter Milan, and two with Juventus, which were revoked following the 'Calciopoli' match-fixing scandal.</p>.<p>AC Milan's first game after the winter break will be at home against Sampdoria on January 6.</p>.<p>The seven-time European winners are 14 points off a qualifying place for the Champions League, a competition they have not played since the 2013-2014 season.</p>.<p>The Italian club are serving a ban from European competition due to Financial Fair Play breaches.</p>.<p>Ibrahimovic started his career at Malmo in his native Sweden going on to play for Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United, winning trophies with all his clubs but never winning the Champions League.</p>
<p>Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Friday returned to AC Milan on a six-month contract promising to help rescue the struggling Serie A side's season.</p>.<p>"I'm coming back to a club I hugely respect and to the city of Milan I love," the 38-year-old said on the club's website.</p>.<p>"I'll fight together with my teammates to change the course of this season. I will do everything to make it happen."</p>.<p>This will mark the Swede's second stint with AC Milan, seven years after he left the club for Paris Saint-Germain.</p>.<p>He played at San Siro from 2010 to 2012 scoring 56 goals in 85 appearances and helping the former European giants win their 18th and last Serie A title in 2011.</p>.<p>But he faces a stiff challenge with the club in 11th in Serie A and reeling from a 5-0 defeat by Atalanta, their heaviest loss in 21 years.</p>.<p>"The club and the striker have agreed on a deal until the end of the current season with an option to extend the contract for the next one," Milan said in a statement.</p>.<p>The six-month deal is reported to be worth in the region of 3.5 million euros ($3.9 million) plus bonuses, according to press reports.</p>.<p>Ibrahimovic will arrive in Milan on January 2 to take his medical and join his teammates for his first training session, the club added.</p>.<p>In November, Ibrahimovic and the LA Galaxy parted ways after two seasons following the club's elimination from the Major League Soccer playoffs.</p>.<p>"Zlatan Ibrahimovic returns to AC Milan where he played a leading role in the club's history," Milan added.</p>.<p>Their previous union was a success, with an Italian title in 2011, and the trophy for top scorer in Serie A for the Swede in 2012 when he hit 28 goals.</p>.<p>He had previously won three league titles with Inter Milan, and two with Juventus, which were revoked following the 'Calciopoli' match-fixing scandal.</p>.<p>AC Milan's first game after the winter break will be at home against Sampdoria on January 6.</p>.<p>The seven-time European winners are 14 points off a qualifying place for the Champions League, a competition they have not played since the 2013-2014 season.</p>.<p>The Italian club are serving a ban from European competition due to Financial Fair Play breaches.</p>.<p>Ibrahimovic started his career at Malmo in his native Sweden going on to play for Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United, winning trophies with all his clubs but never winning the Champions League.</p>