Barca seal Hleb capture

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The Belarus international landed in Barcelona on Wednesday morning and after spending the day undertaking various medical tests completed his switch by putting pen to paper in the evening.

The 27-year-old midfielder will cost Barca an initial 15 million euros (£12million), rising to 17 depending on the trophies the club wins during Hleb's spell.

The buy-out clause in Hleb's contract with Barca has been set at 90 million euros.

Hleb, who has been linked with a move to Barca all summer, becomes the fifth signing of the close season for the Nou Camp club, who will be under the guidance of Pep Guardiola next term after he replaced Frank Rijkaard as coach at the end of 2007-08.

Already brought in by Barca are Sevilla duo Seydou Keita and Dani Alves, as well as Manchester United defender Gerard Pique and Martin Caceres from Villarreal.

Hleb spent the last three seasons at Arsenal after joining the Barclays Premier League side from German club Stuttgart. Prior to that he played for BATE Borisov in Belarus.