Hleb favours move to Arsenal over Birmingham

Belarus midfielder Alexander Hleb has ruled out a permanent switch to Birmingham City in the summer. But the 29-year old, who is on loan from Barcelona, wants to stay in the Premier League and would favour a return to former club Arsenal. He said: \"I want to give my best for Birmingham but if I have chance to go back to Arsenal, of course I would. \"I am happy and enjoy my time here, everything is good but this is a little bit not my style of football.\" The attacking midfielder made 109 starts in a three-year spell at Arsenal before joining Barcelona for £11.8m in July 2008.\"Of course, I love Arsenal,\" he explained. \"It is always in my heart but now is too early to speak about a new club. \"Everything is possible but I am just saying if I get this chance, of course I\'d come.\" Hleb set up Birmingham\'s second goal in their 2-0 Premier League win against Sunderland at St Andrew\'s on Saturday. But he has struggled with injury this season, scoring twice in 16 starts for the Blues - and feels he does not suit their style of play. \"I have enjoyed it here in a way because it is something new,\" Hleb continued. \"But here you need to just fight and run, not too much passing. This is a different experience and I prefer to play and to enjoy football.\" Hleb is yet to play a league game for Barcelona and spoke of his frustration at not being included in the starting line-up for the Spanish champions. \"Barcelona is the biggest club in the world but it is difficult when you are not from Spain,\" he commented. \"It has happened with everybody - with [Thierry] Henry, everyone. [Coach] Josep Guardiola picks the Spanish players. \"I\'ve not had a lot of chances to play there and I would prefer to stay in the Premier League.\"