Zenit St Petersburg midfielder Axel Witsel has revealed that he wants to join "a big club", with the Premier League his likely destination.
However, the 24-year-old has claimed that he is not in a rush to depart Russia, where he moved from Benfica 12 months ago.
"I've an objective in my head and I want to join a big club," he told Het Laatste Nieuws.
"But I don't say it has to happen now, I don't even know when, but it has to be a top club.
"Then I think about the Premier League, the league everyone's looking at. You have eight top clubs there."
A number of Premier League clubs are believed to be monitoring developments.