Makhachkala

Andrey Arshavin has been the subject of an inquiry from Anzhi Makhachkala, as the super-rich Dagestan club consider their targets ahead of the closure of the Russian transfer window on 24 February.

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Pereira, who can operate on the left of defence or midfield, would be a direct replacement for the departed Yuri Zhirkov at Stamford Bridge following the Russian's sale to Anzhi Makhachkala.

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And Sky report that Andrey Arshavin is in talks to leave Arsenal, the club in question is Anzhi Makhachkala.

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The village where the attacks happened is about 40 miles south of Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, the largest and most ethnically diverse province of the predominantly Muslim Northern Caucasus region.

Suicide bombers kill 2 in Russia

Manchester City are prominent among the pack of clubs that sense the opportunity to tempt him away, and Anzhi Makhachkala in Dagestan would also be able to offer him a massive salary.

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FC Anzhi Makhachkala was bought in January by Suleiman Kerimov, a Dagestani estimated to be worth $7.8bn by Forbes, making him the 19th richest man in Russia and 118th richest in the world.

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He is not stimulated by Manchester City or Paris St-Germain or Anzhi Makhachkala, the nouveaux riches, who are prepared to offer him untold riches in the summer in exchange for his signature.

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Chelsea already boast Ashley Cole at left-back, with Ryan Bertrand and Patrick van Aanholt in reserve, but Villas-Boas is keen to replace Yuri Zhirkov, who moved to the Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala this month, with a player capable of playing either in defence or midfield on the left flank.

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Also on Monday, a suspected Islamic militant was killed in a shootout with security forces outside Makhachkala on Monday, Gasanov said.

Suicide bombers kill 2 in Russia