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Report: Nerazzurri snatch Hleb Saturday 12 April, 2008
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Reports in the Italian media maintain Inter have agreed a five-year contract with Arsenal’s Alexander Hleb and £11m transfer.
While Barcelona among others were also interested in making a bid for the Belarus international, the newspapers in the peninsula insist there is only one winner.
Inter are said to have agreed a five-year contract with Hleb worth almost £2m per season plus a £11m transfer fee to the Gunners.
He is earmarked as the ideal replacement for Luis Figo, who is set to leave the club at the end of this term.
Figo had originally planned to retire and work as a director, but there is talk he has instead decided to keep going and end his career in America before training to be a Coach in Portugal.
Candidates for Figo’s position in the team had included Deco, but Inter considered the Barcelona midfielder to be too old for the ‘new’ Nerazzurri.
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If this is true then he'd be a great signing for Inter, exactly what they need really. From what I've heard he hasn't had a great season for Arsenal either so for £11m it might be an offer too good to turn down.