Is Zayn Malik the next Justin Timberlake? Zayn rumored to be working with Timbaland

Zayn posted this on Instagram captioned: Zimbaland 😜 http://pic.twitter.com/RKEDriUX2P

— Radio1D (@Radio1Direction) February 9, 2016

I originally disputed the claims of Zayn or Harry being the next Justin Timberlake and instead said Zayn was closer to Ariana Grande. However, Zayn has shown some similarities to Timberlake since both are RCA artists and scored a #1 on the Billboard Hot 100... Zayn has furthered these comparisons saying that he would like to collaborate with JT (and others including Chris Brown, Usher, and Miley Cyrus) and posting a picture captioned "Zimbaland." Many believe that this means that Zayn may be working with former hit maker Timbaland, who has worked a lot with Justin.

#IG | nastynedski: "#☝🏻️ @billboard" http://pic.twitter.com/BJoBUYCpZJ

— Zayn Malik News (@ZaynJMNews) February 9, 2016

Zayn's friend Ned also posted a picture of them celebrating Zayn's #1. Who knew? Zayn actually has friends.

Source: Twitter 1, Twitter 2

Remember the last time Zayn shipped himself with a producer?