Former Roma coach Luciano Spalletti has held talks about taking over at Russia's Zenit St Petersburg but also has his eye on the Italy job once Marcello Lippi leaves.

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"We are considering matters," Spalletti, who quit Roma just two games into the season, said when asked if he would succeed Anatoly Davydov at Zenit.

He added: "The national team is the dream of every coach. I feel ready, I'm talking about a foreign national side but also Italy's.

"Right now, if I had to make a guess I'd say my future lay more abroad."