Liverpool's Steven Gerrard and Chelsea's Frank Lampard have emerged as the latest transfer targets for big-spending Anzhi Makhachkala.
The Russian club stunned the football world last month by signing Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o from Inter Milan and making him the world's highest-paid player.
Suleyman Kerimov, Anzhi's billionaire owner, is keen to add more big names to a squad that also features Roberto Carlos, Diego Tardelli and Yuri Zhirkov.
Reports in the Russian press suggest the ageing England midfielders are next on Anzhi's shopping list.
Moving to Dagestan would offer Gerrard, 31, and Lampard, 33, the chance to add sizeable sums to their pension funds, as the club are prepared to hand them two-year contracts worth £13million a season.
It seems unlikely either player will be tempted by the move, as they are already multimillionaires and would be reluctant to relocate their families to Russia.
Should they decide the money on offer is too good to turn down, Gerrard and Lampard may find they are managed by a familiar face next season, as Anzhi are also reported to be keen to make England coach Fabio Capello their manager.
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