Tianjin Quanjian coach Fabio Cannavaro admits he wants to sign Leicester City striker Islam Slimani.
Indeed, Cannavaro says he'd prefer to land the Algeria international ahead of Chelsea star Diego Costa.
He told Sky Italia: "Over the past two months many attackers were approached by my team, because it was convenient for everyone to move through Tianjin in a market that was not exciting.
"Diego Costa, for example, was not for us, because - I repeat - my priority was (Fiorentina striker Nikola) Kalinic. I skipped the Croatian, enquiring for Slimani from Leicester who we liked and, if they had found a replacement at the end they would have sold.
"Perhaps more so with an offer a little higher on our part."