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Roberto Carlos admits Anzhi want Chelsea ace Lampard, Gerrard

Anzhi player-coach Roberto Carlos has confirmed their interest in Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard and Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard. The Real Madrid legend also admits England coach Fabio Capello is in line to succeed him.

Billionaire Russian owner Suleyman Kerimov wants Capello to take over after leading England at next summer's European Championship and Roberto Carlos said: "I am having dinner with the president tonight and we'll speak about signings and coaches for next season.

"We will talk about names like Lampard, Gerrard and (Robert) Pires.

"In terms of coaches, there are several names, such as Capello, (Guus) Hiddink, (Vanderlei) Luxemburgo and (Luis Felipe) Scolari."

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