Hleb set to leave Arsenal
2008-05-09 13:00
London - Arsenal midfielder Aleksandr Hleb looks set to follow Mathieu Flamini out of the Premier League club, according to his agent.
The 27-year-old from Belarus has two years left on his
contract and despite being offered a new deal he appears ready
to leave, with Inter Milan the most likely destination.
"Aleksandr is preparing to make the most serious and
important moves of his life," Hleb's agent Nikolai Shpilevsky
was quoted in Belarusian newspaper Pressball on Friday.
"He is leaving Arsenal even though they want to offer him a
new long-term contract and better conditions. Only time will
tell if leaving is the right decision, but there's no way back
now. Everything will be cleared up in the next two weeks."
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger warned Inter last month that
he would report them to world governing body Fifa after
newspaper reports quoted Inter coach Roberto Mancini as saying
the Serie A leaders wanted to buy Hleb.
Hleb's departure would be a serious blow to Wenger who
earlier this week lost Frenchman Flamini to AC Milan.
- Reuters