Hleb turned down Liverpool and Spurs
Birmingham City new signing Alexander Hleb has revealed that he turned down offers from Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur to join Alex McLeish's side.
Hleb moved to Barcelona from Arsenal in 2008 but spent much of his time at the Nou Camp on the bench and said the chance to player regular first team football at St Andrew's was the key factor in his decision to join Birmingham on a season-long loan.
The 29-year-old Belarus international spent last season on loan at Stuttgart in the German Bundesliga but was eager to return to the Premier League.
"There were many offers: Liverpool, Tottenham, Benfica," Hleb told Belarus newspaper Pressball. "But it was necessary to carefully consider all the options. With some we were unable to agree terms. Birmingham City apparently wanted me more than anyone else, so they were my preference.
"The decision was prompted by the fact I am well acquainted with the English championship. This is perfect right now, when I need match practice. The Premier League is the most entertaining league on the planet.
"Birmingham are a stable club and the manager, Alex McLeish, is a good professional. They are not Arsenal, who play every year in the Champions League, but for me it is important now to be playing regularly and returning to my previous level.
"To be honest, the last year and a half hasn't been what it should. But the deal with Birmingham is my chance and I must take it."
Birmingham also completed deals for Chilean star Jean Beausejour and Spartak defender Martin Jiranek before the transfer window closed.
VDV -> Spurs (confirmed)
We are delighted to announce that we have reached agreement with Real Madrid for the transfer of Rafael Van der Vaart.
The Holland international came through the ranks at Ajax and won two league titles during 141 appearances with the Eredivisie side,
scoring 60 goals before leaving for Hamburg in the summer of 2005.
The attacking midfielder, 27, was the Bundesliga side's leading scorer in his first season in Germany and went on to captain the
side before joining Real Madrid ahead of the 2007/08 campaign.
Rafael has been capped by Holland a total of 83 times, scoring 16 goals, since making his international debut against Andorra in
2001 at the age of 18.
He has since represented the Netherlands at two European Championships and two World Cups, including this summer's tournament in
South Africa where he featured five times in the side's run to the Final.
等左咁多年都係等唔到VDV:(
赫度史東
摩迪雲達華治 卡蘭積卡
x你...創造力1000既組合...
VDV 著幾多號? 23嗎? 想印番件...........
但係23的話....
會唔會好似某位著名既SPURS 名將.....:icon101:
XXXXXsays:
吊
YYY says:
?
XXXXX says:
咁未即係熱刺首次踢歐聯就入決賽?
忘記左呢樣野添:( :icon101:
原帖由 ~~Miguel~~ 於 2010-9-109:31 發表 http://hkcmforum.com/images/common/back.gif
唔洗講幾錢,見到呢條友個名我都想掉哪媽.:icon066:
:icon8: :icon083:
原帖由 捷克NeVeD子彈 於 2010-9-118:26 發表 http://hkcmforum.com/images/common/back.gif
唔係嘛
仲諗住有件好野
正選無論係梅斯達定侯韋迪斯我都信唔過:icon101:
繼續投你地嘅德國國家隊過去與未來各一主力中堅信心一票啦
唯有
:icon101:
原帖由 ken809 於 2010-9-200:13 發表 http://hkcmforum.com/images/common/back.gif
XXXXXsays:
吊
YYY says:
?
XXXXX says:
咁未即係熱刺首次踢歐聯就入決賽?
忘記左呢樣野添:( :icon101:
[對號入座啦!]
話你on9
話知你嬲
原帖 post 多次
一定要
唉
原帖由 Raul_Gonzalez 於 2010-8-2506:11 發表 http://hkcmforum.com/images/common/back.gif
(聖地牙哥.貝納保盃 2010
皇家馬德里 2:0 彭拿路)
補時一分鐘, 客隊禁區內混戰, 雲達華治意外獲得十二碼
補時兩分鐘, 雲達華治親自操刀射入門將右下角, 埋單, 2:0
但願哩球唔係告別進球啦..
:tuzki56:
原帖由 Raul_Gonzalez 於 2010-9-212:29 AM 發表 http://hkcm.hkehost.net/images/common/back.gif
原帖 post 多次
一定要
唉
:tuzki56:
於我，橙色真馬時代，終於結束了。:bye:
:icon101:
原帖由 橙色力量 於 2010-9-200:32 發表 http://hkcmforum.com/images/common/back.gif
於我，橙色真馬時代，終於結束了。:bye:
:icon101:
我只在乎雲達華治
:(
原帖由 孫中謝拉特.奧雲 於 2010-9-123:49 發表 http://hkcmforum.com/images/common/back.gif
赫度史東
摩迪雲達華治 卡蘭積卡
x你...創造力1000既組合...
你句潛台詞係咪
"俾個利物浦就好咯!"
?
:icon101:
原帖由 橙色力量 於 2010-9-200:32 發表 http://www.hkcmforum.com/images/common/back.gif
於我，橙色真馬時代，終於結束了。:bye:
:icon101:
Drenthe 淚目 :icon101:
原帖由 TZZero 於 2010-9-200:50 發表 http://hkcmforum.com/images/common/back.gif
Drenthe 淚目 :icon101:
原帖由 Raul_Gonzalez 於 2010-9-101:22 發表 http://hkcmforum.com/images/common/back.gif
有踢左翼挽救自己嘅可能性
:icon032:
當然
這終究只是一個可能性
原帖由 TZZero 於 2010-9-212:50 AM 發表 http://hkcm.hkehost.net/images/common/back.gif
Drenthe 淚目 :icon101:
大力神名氣最大的球員:icon124::icon101:
原帖由 橙色力量 於 2010-9-201:10 AM 發表 http://www.hkcmforum.com/images/common/back.gif
大力神名氣最大的球員:icon124::icon101:
查斯古特:操你娘!
原帖由 橙色力量 於 2010-9-201:10 發表 http://hkcmforum.com/images/common/back.gif
大力神名氣最大的球員:icon124::icon101:
Are you kidding me? :icon101:
原帖由 天才守門員 於 2010-9-201:10 AM 發表 http://hkcm.hkehost.net/images/common/back.gif
查斯古特:操你娘!
原帖由 Raul_Gonzalez 於 2010-9-201:11 AM 發表 http://hkcm.hkehost.net/images/common/back.gif
Are you kidding me? :icon101:
係喎，重有Portillo，實咗......:icon064::icon101:
原帖由 michaelgiggs 於 2010-9-212:06 AM 發表 http://www.hkcmforum.com/images/common/back.gif
VDV 著幾多號? 23嗎? 想印番件...........
但係23的話....
會唔會好似某位著名既SPURS 名將.....:icon101:
應該11
除非古迪仙尼肯同佢換...