Barcelona Coach Pep Guardiola Drops Zlatan Ibrahimovic From Santander Clash Ahead Of Milan Move
Guardiola leaves Ibrahimovic out as Milan move draws closer...
By Salvatore Landolina
Sport.es reports the striker, who has reportedly agreed terms with Milan and is expected to join them iminently, has not been picked for the trip and the omission was confirmed by the club's official website.
Negotiations for his transfer are at an advanced stage between the clubs. Adriano Galliani will meet Sandro Rosell in Barcelona later this afternoon to close the deal and head back to Italy with the player.
Martin Caceres and Aliaksandr Hleb are also out of the squad. The following players have been picked.
Valdes, Pinto, Dani Alves, Pique, Puyol, Xavi, David Villa, Andres Iniesta, Messi, Bojan, Keita, Sergio Busquets, Pedro, Milito, Maxwell, Jeffren, Adriano and Abidal.
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