Reading are planning a bid for Arsenal midfielder Andrey Arshavin.
The Mirror says Reading owner Anton Zingarevich is ready to launch an ambitious bid to sign Arshavin.
Zingarevich is prepared to offer his fellow Russian a £60,000-a-week deal, but will face competition from top clubs his homeland, where Arshavin spent the second half of last season on loan at his former club Zenit St Petersburg.