MANILA: Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao on Thursday said he was “in negotiations” to face British-Pakistani fighter Amir Khan, after weeks of conflicting reports over his next bout. “My team and I are in negotiations with Amir Khan for our next fight. Further announcements coming soon,” 38-year-old Pacquiao said on his official Twitter feed. Last month, Pacquiao’s American promoter, Bob Arum, was widely quoted as saying that the Filipino would next face Australia’s Jeff Horn in April, although Pacquiao’s aides insisted nothing had been confirmed. A business adviser of the fighter nicknamed ‘Pac-man’ said this week that his next opponent would ‘most likely’ be Khan in Dubai, but other aides declined to comment. He also posted a poll on his Twitter feed asking his 108,000 followers to choose between Horn, Khan, American Terence Crawford or Briton Kell Brook as his next opponent. The poll has since been taken down. Pacquiao announced a brief retirement last year but made a successful comeback against Jessie Vargas in Las Vegas in November, saying he still felt like a youngster. Pacquiao initially said he was retiring to focus on his new role as Philippine senator, after winning elections last year on the back of his sporting fame.