New Hebei China Fortune coach Manuel Pellegrini is planning a big money raid on former club Manchester City.
The Daily Star says he transfer windows in both England and China are now closed, but Pellegrini is expected to have £100 million to spend in 2017.
Brazilian midfielders Fernandinho, 31, and Fernando, 29, could both be on Pellegrini's wish list.
And fellow midfielder Yaya Toure, 33, and striker Wilfried Bony, 27, have already been targets for the Chinese league.
Bony is currently on loan at Stoke, while Toure is out of contract next summer.