LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) - Tyson ⁠Fury wants to fight Anthony Joshua in a long-awaited clash ⁠of British former heavyweight world champions if he wins his ‌comebackagainst Canada-based Russian Arslanbek Makhmudov in London on Saturday.

Fury, 37, has come out of retirement for the fifth time in his career to get back into the ​ring at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium and ⁠is looking well beyond the ⁠weekend.

"I've got Arslanbek Makhmudov to think of on Saturday night, but ⁠all ‌going well (Joshua is) the fight I want next," he told BBC radio on Wednesday.

"I know he just had his ⁠fight with Jake Paul, whatever... a fight's a fight ​really. So yeah, ‌I'll be ready for that straight away after this."

Joshua, 36, ⁠last fought ​in December when he dealt American Jake Paul a reality check with a savage sixth round knockout in Miami.

A few days after that, the ⁠former WBA, IBF and WBO champion was ​taken to hospital in Nigeria following a car accident that killed two close friends.

American former WBC world champion Deontay Wilder has also called out ⁠Joshua for a long-awaited matchup after beating Briton Derek Chisora on a split-decision last Saturday.