I also started to think that Zlatan can still choose Milan instead of other teams now. He is a free agent but this doesn't change anything for his decision in the end. He had a wonderful year with Milan the last time and he would like to dance with them one last time.
But for now he might be focused on only recovering from his existing injury before contract talks. I don't think that Milan also would like to sign him while he is injured. Even if he comes in the middle of the season it would still be nice to see.
The main problem now is the injury he sustained, it takes time to recover. Of course that will make it a little difficult for him to talk about a contract, unless Milan can accept it in his current state. For an old player like him, it's common to hear rumors of wanting to retire, but I haven't heard that from Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Actually in this case whether it is official or not but Zlatan has been given a new contract even though it is only a short-term contract and he is in an injured condition.
His role is still very important in motivating young people at Milan and with Milan's current condition it is clear that the role of a senior player like Zlatan will be very helpful even though it is only for motivation, not performance.
Although Zlatan Ibrahimovic is 40 years old, he managed to help AC Milan win the Scudetto. Ibrahimovic is often absent in several games due
to injury problems, but at least Ibrahimovic still shows his contribution by scoring 8 goals in his 23 appearances in Serie A. Seeing this, it is reported
that AC Milan's management will indeed offer a new contract to Ibrahimovic, and also Ibrahimovic has no desire to retire. According
to reports, Ibrahimovic will be given a short-term contract with certain conditions. Because Ibrahimovic is currently still injured and is expected
to be able to play at the beginning of 2023. But AC Milan reportedly does not mind this and will still offer a new contract to Ibrahimovic. Hopefully
it is true that Ibrahimovic extends his contract at AC Milan, because I see that Ibrahimovic is very important for AC Milan. As you said,
at least Ibrahimovic's most important role is being able to motivate AC Milan's young players.