Hleb blasts Wenger's tactics and 'greedy' Fabregas as he edges towards the Emirates exit door

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Highlighting the extent to which his relationship with Wenger has broken down, Hleb revealed he did not see eye to eye with his manager when it came to his best position.

‘It didn't coincide at all,’ said Hleb before claiming he told Wenger twice of his desire to swap the Emirates Stadium for the Nou Camp before the end of last season.

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Now Alex, listen to my instructions: Hleb feigns interest in Wenger's tactics while Fabregas dreams of not passing but shooting

‘It's not easy for me to leave,’ said the Belarus international. ‘I think he (Wenger) was upset about it. But you should ask him. It may turn out that he's happy about it.’

Hleb then turned his attention to Fabregas, accusing the European Championship-winning Spaniard of be being ball greedy.

‘With scoring opportunities he's more selfish than I am,’ said Hleb. ‘Given the chance to shoot he always goes for it - unlike me.’

As for his future, Hleb added: ‘It's being negotiated with two clubs. It will be decided soon. Personally, I would prefer to move to Barcelona.’

The other interested club is believed to Bayern Munich although Barca are favourites for his signature after club president Joan Laporta narrowly survived a vote of no confidence on Sunday night.

Laporta remains on very shaky ground, but his ‘victory’ does at least mean he can push ahead with moves for Hleb and Emmanuel Adebayor.

Arsenal returned to training on Monday but Hleb and Adebayor are not due back until next week having had international commitments earlier this summer.

Barca will make one final attempt to sign Adebayor, but their route has been complicated by AC Milan renewing their interest.

Confirming they are monitoring both Adebayor and Chelsea’s Didier Drogba, Milan technical director Leonardo said: ‘It's no secret we're interested in signing a forward and are studying candidates.

‘Drogba is a fine player and Adebayor is a player I really like. We are waiting for the right time to move.’