Anzhi Put Entire Squad Up For Sale; Mourinho Moves For Eto’o

In a bid to cut their running costs, Russian side
Anzhi Makhachkala have put their entire squad
up for sale, with Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho
reportedly showing interest already in signing
Samuel Eto’o and Brazilian attacking midfielder
Willian.
Earlier today Anzhi released a statement saying
they wouldd be changing the way they were
doing business as they looked to cut their
budget by almost £50m a year.
And according to reports in Spain, that has
alerted Chelsea to the availability of Samuel
Eto’o and Willian.
According to Mundo Deportivo, Jose Mourinho
will move for Eto’o after managing the player
during his time at Inter Milan.
Chelsea were also hotly linked with Willian when
he made the move from Shaktar Donetsk to
Anzhi in January for £30m, and it looks like they
may revisit their interest in the player with the
Russian club looking to sell.
A statement on Anzhi’s website suggests that
the cut-backs are part of an attempt to comply
with UEFA’s financial fair play rule, with the club
putting increasingly greater focus on home-
grown players at the same time as looking to
offload “big signings” who have not brought the
Anzhi the success the club craved.
Anzhi’s president Konstantin Remchukov said on
Twitter: “The main news is that Anzhi will
undergo a reformatting.
“Many of our expensive stars will leave Anzhi,
while the club’s budget will be decreased to $50-
$70 million (£32.5-£45.5m) a year.
“We failed to clinch rapid success. Now Anzhi will
develop its academy according to the medium-
term plans of club development.”