Liverpool winger Lazar Markovic could be on his way to Moscow.
Lokomotiv and Spartak have both expressed an interest in ending the Serbia international’s unhappy spell at Anfield.
Markovic is surplus to requirements under Jurgen Klopp and has accepted that he needs to move on during the January window in order to kick-start his flagging career.
Liverpool are open to offers for the 23-year-old, who has entered the final 18 months of his contract.
Premier League strugglers West Brom, who face the Reds in the FA Cup on Saturday, are also understood to be considering an approach.
Markovic cost £20million from Benfica in July 2014 but has never looked like justifying that hefty price tag.
He scored three goals in 34 appearances in the 2014/15 season but hasn’t played for Liverpool since the win over QPR in May 2015.
Markovic had loan spells at Fenerbahce and Sporting Lisbon before joining Hull City for the second half of last season.
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His hopes of securing a permanent move to the KC Stadium were dashed when Hull were relegated from the Premier League.
There was interest from the likes of Watford, Fiorentina and Zenit St Petersburg last summer but no club was willing to either meet the £16million asking price or shell out on a loan fee and pay all his wages.
He was an unused sub for the League Cup tie at Leicester City in September and hasn’t made a matchday squad since.
Markovic has continued to train with the first-team squad on a daily basis at Melwood but with little prospect of forcing his way into Klopp’s plans he’s ready to take on a new challenge.