Defender Milito to leave "Barcelona" club © EuroFootball.com

Strategist Pep Guardiola will not prevent defender Gabriel Milito from leaving the team. It is said that the footballer may be loaned to one of the clubs in Italy or England.

The former "Zaragoza" defender, who cost 16 million euros, failed to establish himself in the main lineup of the Catalan team and break up the main defensive duo, consisting of Gerard Pique and Carles Puyol.

The decision to leave was made by Milito himself, and Guardiola said: "I understand Gaby's desire. I'm not upset, because I was a footballer myself and I can understand why things are this way."

This season, the defender played only four matches in the Spanish championship.