jaffa
Inactive User
I liked Hleb, i thought he was a real worker but I think the gooners got a reasonable price for him. He will be hard to replace but Wenger aint stupid and no doubt has a replacement in mind that will probably cost about 1 million.
Would be interested to know MickieD's opinion and of course any other gooners opinion or non gooners at that.
ps...MickieD...any chance of realtime posts on fresh and easy skin....lol
Would be interested to know MickieD's opinion and of course any other gooners opinion or non gooners at that.
ps...MickieD...any chance of realtime posts on fresh and easy skin....lol
Alexander Hleb has completed his move from Arsenal to Barcelona after signing a four-year contract with the Catalan giants.
The Belarus international landed in Barcelona on Wednesday morning and after spending the day undertaking various medical tests sealed his switch this evening.
The 27-year-old midfielder will cost Barca an initial 15 million euros (£12million), rising to 17 million (£13.5million) depending on the club's success during Hleb's spell.
The buy-out clause in Hleb's contract with Barca has been set at 90 million euros (£71million).
Hleb, who has been linked with a move to Barca all summer, becomes the fifth signing of the close season for the Nou Camp club, who will be under the guidance of Pep Guardiola next term after he replaced Frank Rijkaard as coach at the end of 2007-08.
Already brought in by Barca are Sevilla duo Seydou Keita and Dani Alves, as well as Manchester United defender Gerard Pique and Martin Caceres from Villarreal.
Hleb spent the last three seasons at Arsenal after joining the Barclays Premier League side from German club Stuttgart. Prior to that he played for BATE Borisov in Belarus.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger said: "We must firstly thank Alex for his contribution towards Arsenal during his time with us.
"He played a significant role in the three seasons he was with the club.
"We are comfortable with our decision to let him go and we are all looking forward to continuing our preparations for the new season ahead.
"Everyone at Arsenal wishes Alex the best of luck for the future."