Manchester City are making ready to lodge a summer bid for
Barcelona's Aliaksandr Hleb, according to L'Equipe.
The French newspaper claims that the cashed-up Eastlands club are
willing to offer a four-year deal to the former Arsenal midfielder,
whose last two seasons on the continent have not gone quite as
planned.
The Belarussian hardly featured for Barca as they blasted their way
to a glorious treble last season, and so was shipped out to
Stuttgart at the end of the campaign.
And while Hleb has recaptured much of his spark on his old
Bundesliga stomping ground, a permanent deal looks unlikely
following a dispute with VfB coach Christian Gross.
A return to the Premier League is now a real possibility for the
28-year-old playmaker, who made 130 appearances during his three
terms with the Gunners.
Apart from Man City, Aston Villa are also said to be interested in
Hleb.
