Can Man Utd afford to let Berbatov go?

Dimitar Berbatov is attracting attention from clubs across the globe.

Berbatov, currently out of favour at Manchester United, has been plotting an escape from Old Trafford.

The latest may be a £15million January target for super-spending Russian club FC Anzhi Makhachkala.

Anzhi have been in talks with the 30-year-old's agent, Emil Danchev, and are willing to pay the striker £7.5million a year, according to the Daily Mirror.

Berbatov and his agent are holding out for £12m, but a deal will be done if a compromise is reached on the player’s wage demands, the report stated.

"I don’t know if Dimitar is happy in Manchester. He plays, then he just sits on the bench,” Danchev was quoted as saying.

United are willing to let Berbatov go - particularly with Anzhi willing to pay such a generous price for the Bulgarian, who was signed by Sir Alex Ferguson from Tottenham for £30m in 2008.

Berbatov is out of contract at the end of this season, which is why United are keen to explore the possibility of selling him in January.

Anzhi, taken over by Russian billionaire Suleyman Kerimov last January, have already signed Brazil World Cup winner and former Real Madrid defender Roberto Carlos, as well as ex-Chelsea midfielder Yuri Zhirkov.

But their biggest coup came last August when they signed Samuel Eto’o from Inter Milan for £20m.