Eto'o, who has also been linked with a move to Manchester City as part of an exchange deal for Carlos Tevez, could now be on his way to Russia on a four-year contract reportedly worth 20 million euros per season.

Inter president Massimo Moratti told La Repubblica: "The offer can be described as interesting, intelligent, reasonable, and which meets the value of the player.

"I would not judge whether it is 'indecent' or not, but I can say that it is intelligent and gives value to our player. We will assess it over the next few days, along with Eto'o and our leadership."

The Italian side's technical director Marco Branca added: "We have listened to their proposal, but since we are talking about an important player, it is not a negotiation that can be closed in an afternoon."

Anzhi have former Brazil and Inter full-back Roberto Carlos on their books already, and Eto'o may be concerned at the racist abuse the 38-year-old has been subjected to since moving to Russia.

Eto'o famously had to be restrained from walking off the pitch after suffering racist abuse while playing for Barcelona against Real Zaragoza in 2006.