Hleb rejoins VfB Stuttgart

Barcelona midfielder Alexander Hleb has stunned Inter Milan by instead agreeing to return to VfB Stuttgart on loan for one season. The deal apparently includes a clause to allow a permanent transfer.

Hleb left VfB Stuttgart to join Arsenal over five years ago for £10 million, after a successful spell at the Gunners he quit for Barcelona.

All looked set for the Belarus international to move to Inter Milan to link up with Jose Mourinho, but at the last minute VfB Stuttgart have lured the attacking midfielder back to Germany.