Despite Arsene Wenger’s protestations, it looks increasingly likely that Arsenal star Alexander Hleb will move to Inter this summer.
Although he is tied to the Emirates Stadium by a long contract, Hleb seems determined to leave London in the summer.
Inter are being tipped to snatch the Belarus international after a meeting between Hleb and their middleman Claudio Vigorelli after Arsenal’s Champions League game against Milan at San Siro.
Arsenal manager Wenger continues to maintain that Hleb won’t be following Mathieu Flamini in trading England for Italy’s fashion capital.
“You can’t stop people from talking, but at the moment there is no link between Hleb and Inter,” he claimed.
However, Hleb’s agent Nikolai Shpilevski is paving the way for the midfielder’s departure.
“Alexander is getting ready for one of the most important transfers of his life,” he was quoted as saying in Belarus newspaper Pressball.
“And he will leave Arsenal, even if they offer him a longer contract or better terms.”
Hleb joined the Gunners from Stuttgart in 2005 for £11.2m and is likely to command a similar fee, if not greater.
The Daily Star believes that Barcelona are considering a £20m swoop, but Inter remain strong favourites to add the in-demand talent to their ranks according to most sources.
