Hleb: No regrets leaving Arsenal for Barca

The 27-year-old made more than 85 league appearances for the Gunners from 2005-08 before departing for the Camp Nou for £11.8 million.

But the Belarusian has struggled to establish himself in Pep Guardiola's first-team, making just 12 La Liga outings as the Catalans soared to the top of the table.

"Adapting here has not been easy," the 27-year-old told a news conference. "I'm in a squad in which almost all the players could be in the starting eleven and getting playing time is difficult.

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Gregg Davies

Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.