Russia is eyeing for its national soccer team South Korea Coach Dick Advocaat and his predecessor Guus Hiddink.

Several Russian newspapers on Monday said Russia wants Advocaat or Hiddink, who is coaching Australia in the tournament this summer, after Russian soccer chief Vitaly Mutko expressed his desire to hire a foreign coach.

Russia Coach Yuri Syomin resigned in November last year after his team failed to qualify for this year's World Cup.

Mutko said two of the three "top foreign coaches" have agreed to coach Russia, with the decision to come at the end of the month. The new coach is expected to earn between two million to five million dollars a year.

The Russian daily Sovietsky Sport said Hiddink is the clear frontrunner with a 70 percent chance of getting the position, followed by Advocaat with 30 percent.

Last week, however, the president of Hiddink's pro team PSV Eindhoven said the coach will retire from the game at the end of next year, when his contract with the Dutch champion expires.