Hleb kept in the dark over Inter deal, says agent

Barcelona midfielder Alexander Hleb’s agent claims that the Belarusian player had been kept in the dark over reports of a possible loan switch to Inter Milan, although he would welcome the move.

Barca are keen to land Inter’s Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and have agreed a reported fee of 45million euros plus Samuel Eto’o and the services of Hleb for a year.

Despite discussions between the two clubs over the proposed move being at an advanced stage, the Belarus international has not been informed of his supposed part in the deal.

“Hleb will leave with the team on the flight to London where Barcelona will play a friendly,” his representative Maurizio Guadino told Calciomercato.it.

“No-one has talked to us yet about Inter, the two clubs are in talks and so at the moment Ale is thinking about working hard for Barca.”

Hleb only moved to Camp Nou last summer in a £17million transfer from Arsenal but has struggled to adapt.

The 28-year-old insisted just a few days ago he would remain with the treble winners following advice from team-mate Thierry Henry, who suffered a similarly difficult first season at Barca.
Good destination

But Guadino believes he would jump at the chance to move to Serie A and work under Jose Mourinho.

“It’s obvious that he’s not happy,” he added. “Last year he hoped to play with more consistency, but they won everything there was to win.

“He was injured at the start of the season and that certainly penalised him.

“I don’t like speaking about possibilities, but Inter would be a good destination for him, there’s no doubt.

“It’s a great club who would allow him to still win plenty.

“It’s always an honour to be linked to teams of this calibre but I repeat that for the moment no-one has spoken with us.

“If and when the two clubs inform us of something, we will evaluate the situation.”