Alexander Hleb is on the verge of canceling a swap deal between his current club Barcelona and Inter Milan in a swap deal for Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Samuel Eto’o due to his reluctance being a makeweight in the transfer.
Alexander Hleb is on the verge of derailing a swap deal between Inter Milan and Barcelona that would see Samuel Eto’o and Zlatan Ibrahimovic trade places, due to the former Arsenal midfielder’s reluctance to be a makeweight in the transfer. Barcelona have already offered 45 million euros plus striker Samuel Eto’o for Ibrahimovic with Hleb also due to join Jose Mourinho’s inter milan side on a season-long loan.
Hleb however is determined to remain at Barcelona and prove he is worthy of a starting place at the Nou Camp.
“I have a contract with Barcelona and am currently preparing for the new season with the team,” he told Germany’s Sport Bild magazine.
“My aim is to make the breakthrough here and be successful with this club.”
Hleb’s agent has even denied being contacted about a switch to Inter.
“Nobody has spoken to me or Alex about a possible transfer to Inter Milan,” said Uli Ferber.
“We are all a bit surprised about the recent press reports, which we cannot confirm.”