Hleb set to leave Arsenal

Reuters
Friday 09 May 2008 11:54 BST
Comments
(GETTY IMAGES)

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.

"Alexander 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.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in