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"The club competing in the highest league in England officially confirmed that they have loaned midfielder Aleksandr Hleb from their team. In the new team, the Belarusian will play for at least a year. It was previously announced that Hleb was ready to move to "Benfica" in Lisbon, but negotiations with the Portuguese team broke down and the player chose an English team. Last year, the Birmingham city team finished ninth in the country's national championships."