Hleb completes Blues switch

31 August 2010 16:30
Birmingham have signed former Arsenal midfielder Alexander Hleb on a season-long loan deal. The 29-year-old is Blues' sixth summer signing and the second on deadline day after they also completed a deal for defender Martin Jiranek on Tuesday afternoon. Hleb made 89 appearances for Arsenal before leaving the club to join Barcelona two years ago. The Belarus international has struggled for first-team football in Catalonia, however, and was also farmed out on a season-long loan the German side Stuttgart last season.

Source: PA