Russian international Pavel Pogrebnyak (pictured right) could have his debut in the German Bundesliga this coming Saturday when his side Stuttgart take on title defenders Wolfsburg. The Russian has a better deal financially in Germany, with a salary expected to be in the neighborhood of 3 million euros a year.

With an overall FTBL rating of 79.77 points at the moment, Pogrebnyak will have a plank of a little over 9 rating points to beat in the game, and a good start will push him up past Romanian Ciprian Marica (84.97 points) in the ranking.

Pogrebnyak also has an excellent chance to move up in our ranking of Russian players; his rival on that chart, Dynamo Moscow striker Aleksandr Kerzhakov, has an overall FTBL rating of 89.73 points at the moment.