Wednesday, 12th March, 2014
Zenit St. Petersburg have moved to tempt former Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas to Russia with a four-year contract.
The Russian Premier League giants parted company with Italian tactician Luciano Spalletti yesterday and have instantly identified Villas-Boas as their preferred long-term replacement.
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Former Russia midfielder Sergey Semak has been appointed as interim coach, but feelers have already gone out to Villas-Boas, according to Sky Italia.
Zenit are now waiting to hear the Portuguese's response to a four-year proposal.
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Villas-Boas was sacked by Tottenham in December last year, being replaced by Tim Sherwood.
The former Chelsea and FC Porto boss had failed to live up to top four-chasing expectations at White Hart Lane.
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