Hleb still believes in Barcelona future

Asked about the rumours linking him with a move to Bayern Munich (read more here), Barcelona attacker and Belarus international Alexander Hleb (27) has said in an interview with German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel that he still is focused on Barcelona:

"Bayern Munich is one of the best clubs in Europe and for every football player they’re always an option. But I want to keep on fighting and prove to the people that Barcelona was right to come and get me at Arsenal.

It’s true that I'm not often playing and it's hard to sit on the bench. My start at Stuttgart - and later at Arsenal - was also difficult and I also had to fight myself into the team. But I'm also thinking about my age. I'm almost 28 years old and I don't have that much time anymore like when I was 22 years old.

Barcelona has always been a dream for me since I was a child, so I don't regret having chosen Barcelona over Bayern last summer. It's right that it's difficult to compete with players like Lionel Messi, Thiery Henry and Andrés Iniesta and for the coach it's at this moment also very difficult to change something. The team is winning and he has confidence in the players who are starting the games. But that doesn't change anything about my attitude or about my objective."

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