Football news - AC Milan? Not quite… Usain Bolt offered deal at Malta side Valletta FC

Usain Bolt has been offered a two-year deal with Maltese club Valletta FC – just hours after it was rumoured he was off to AC Milan.

The Jamaican sprint legend’s agent teased that a mystery European club had moved for the eight-time Olympic champion, who scored twice for A-League side Central Coast Mariners last week.

"The Daily Telegraph understands Bolt has been made a formal two-year offer to join a top-flight front-runner and even play in the team's upcoming cup final. The club has recently been acquired by ambitious investors with aspirations of qualifying for the group stages of the European Champions League."

That whipped fans into a frenzy as Italian giants AC Milan appeared to fit the brief, but the excitement evaporated when it was revealed Valletta were actually the club in the question.