Marca: Anzhi tempted Real’s Ricardo Carvalho with a €5-million offer

Anzhi Makhachkala tried to sign Real Madrid defender Ricardo Carvalho by offering him a salary of five million euros a season, a report in Spanish newspaper Marca claims.

After losing out on the Portuguese center back Anzhi turned their attention to Blackburn’s Christopher Samba, who eventually agreed to move to Makhachkala.