Serie A was suspended indefinitely in March due to the coronavirus pandemic and the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has already stated that the campaign will not resume until the health and safety of all concerned can be guaranteed.

Italy's minister for sport Vincenzo Spadafora is hoping to confirm a 4 May date for the return to Serie A training as soon as possible, with the current restrictions on movement and outdoor activities set to end on 3 May.

When the season was halted, Bosnia-Herzegovina star Pjanic returned to his homeland, like superstar team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo – who retreated to Portugal, while the likes of Douglas Costa, Alex Sandro and Danilo made their way back to Brazil.

But Pjanic announced via Instagram that he was returning to Italy, with the caption: "Back To The Business".

        View this post on Instagram                   Back To The Business 🤙🏼🇮🇹 A post shared by Miralem Pjanić (@miralem_pjanic) on Apr 19, 2020 at 9:43am PDT

Defending champion Juventus was a point clear of Lazio through 26 games at the time of postponement.

Prior to the season being stopped, Pjanic had scored three goals and supplied two assists in 22 Serie A appearances.