According to the Sunday Mirror, Arsenal midfielder Alexander Hleb will join Barcelona this week in a £12m deal. This could prove valuable to Arsenal if they are to acquire savvy defensive midfielder Yaya Toure - younger brother of Kolo - who could be joining Arsenal as part of the deal that takes Alexander Hleb to Barcelona reports the Daily Star.

"This is really too bad; Hleb's footwork is better than C. Ronaldo's and he isn't out there to look pretty, but to win. If he does leave, he will be missed. However, Arsenal are in dire need of a better defensive back line, and having the combination of power, speed and chemistry of the Toure brothers at back just might be the ticket to a Champions League final. -EO."