Moving on: Andrey Arshavin has been offered the chance to move to Azerbaijan (Picture: Getty)

Liverpool legend and ex-Real Madrid manager John Toshack has made an ambitious bid to lure Andrey Arshavin to the Azerbaijan Premier League.

Toshack, who has taken charge at title-chasing Khazar Lankaran, is keen to recruit proven European players and has been given a hefty budget by the club’s billionaire owner Mubariz Mansimov.

And top of Toshack’s list of targets is out-of-favour Arsenal playmaker Arshavin, who has been offered a bumper contract to move to Lankaran.

Frustrated: Arshavin (centre) has been limited to a bench role at Arsenal (Picture: Getty)

Arshavin is said to have been offered up to £100,000-a-week on a two-year deal with the little-known club, and with his contract at Arsenal set to expire at the end of the season, he is seriously considering the switch.




The 31-year-old would prefer to remain in London and has interest from Fulham, but with the potential to earn huge amounts abroad Arshavin is said to be tempted by the offer.

Khazar Lankaran confirmed the approach to Arshavin via their spokesman Yalchin Aliyev this week, but the player has yet to formally respond.

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