Zayn Malik has reportedly been collaborating with Naughty Boy on some new music.

The La La La hitmaker worked with Zayn and the rest of One Direction on their track One Chance To Dance and was so taken with his rapping skills that, according to the Daily Mirror, he will feature Zayn’s vocals on a track for his second studio album.

The songwriter and producer previously told The Independent of Zayn: “I’m really impressed by him and his writing ability.”

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Naughty Boy has apparently been working with Zayn Malik (Ian West/PA)

Zayn is rumoured to be hoping to carve out a career as a rapper when One Direction eventually split and the band’s boss Simon Cowell has said he is OK with the lads doing solo projects in the meantime.

Last week, Simon said: “You can’t knock what One Direction are doing. They’re making great records and I think that’s why they’re still so popular.

“I hear speculation all the time that they’re going solo. My advice is they should stay together but still do things they want as a little bit on the side.”