BRIEF-Soccer-Hleb to seek move if he fails to win Barca place

MOSCOW, July 15 (Reuters) - Barcelona midfielder Aleksandr Hleb will leave the Spanish club at the end of the year unless he starts playing more regularly, Russian daily Sport-Express quoted him as saying.

"For now I'm still a Barca player," the 28-year-old Belarus international told the newspaper. "I'll try my best but if my situation doesn't improve then I will have to find another club."

Hleb moved from Arsenal for 15 million euros ($21.07 million) 12 months ago but played only a limited role as Barcelona won a European and domestic treble last season. (Reporting by Gennady Fyodorov; editing by Kevin Fylan. To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)