Arsenal exodus set to continue

added 10 May 2008 at 01.15

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is facing the threat of another player leaving in the summer.

Alexander Hleb's agent claims the player will leave the Emirates Stadium, after Inter Milan expressed an interest in the midfielder.

Wenger has already had to cope with midfielder Mathieu Flamini agreeing to join AC Milan when his Arsenal contract expires at the end of June, and now Hleb's agent Nikolai Shpilevski claims his client will also be going at the end of the season.

Shpilevski said: "Alexander is preparing to make the most important moves of his life.

"He is leaving Arsenal even though they want to offer him a new long-term contract and better conditions. Only time will tell if leaving is the right decision, but there's no way back now. Everything will be cleared up in the next two weeks."

The Belarus international joined Arsenal from German club Stuttgart in the summer of 2005 and has so far made 89 league appearances, scoring seven goals.

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