The club confirmed that they rejected an offer to acquire Belarusian Aleksandr Hleb. The exact amount of the offer was not disclosed, but it is believed to be around 5 million euros. Meanwhile, the German team stated that they are not willing to sell their star for less than 20 million euros.
The Belarusian national team footballer was one of the leaders of "Stuttgart" this season. The 24-year-old defender played in all 34 matches of the German "Bundesliga" and scored 2 goals.
Arsenal coach Arsène Wenger has been interested in a creative defender who could replace the departed Brazilian Edu in the London team.
"We received an offer from Arsenal, but it was too low so we rejected it," said a representative of Stuttgart. "He now has two options - to stay in Stuttgart or to go to Arsenal."
José Mourinho's London team is also interested in the services of A. Hleb.