Inter wing-back Achraf Hakimi should consider becoming an Olympic athlete if he ever gets bored of playing football, an Italian journalist has joked.

The Moroccan international is one of the fastest players in European football and has devastated opposition defences across Serie A since joining the Nerazzurri from Real Madrid last summer.

Following Hakimi’s most recent performance on Tuesday, as Inter were knocked out of the Coppa Italia by Juventus, Libero writer and Inter supporter Fabrizio Biasin suggested a career change for the 22-year-old.

Biasin tweeted: “Hakimi could easily compete in the 200m and 400m at the Tokyo Olympics.”