Alex Song attended training this morning ahead of Arsenal’s
opening game of the season against Sunderland. The Cameroon
international will not be playing, however. Arsene Wenger had a meeting
with Song and was told that the midfielder is determined to leave, so he
has sanctioned the sale.
Song has now collected his personal belongings and told his team mates that he is off. The transfer fee has apparently been agreed at £17 million, and Song has already sorted out his personal terms with Barcelona.
This situation comes about after Wenger heard about Song being offered to a number of top European clubs, Metro reports. Despite having three years left on his contract, Wenger has agreed to the sale in order to bring in a replacement sooner rather than later. The deal for Song should be closely followed by the arrival of Nuri Sahin from Real Madrid on loan.
Wenger may also be ready to re-invest the money on a permanent deal for Yann M’Vila, Lucas Biglia or Etienne Capoue who are all long term targets for the club.
There are rumours that Song did not actually want to leave Arsenal, but Wenger and the club wanted to sell him, either to balance the books or to free up money for other signings. Whatever the truth is, it seems as if Arsenal fans will not see Song play for the club again.
Song has now collected his personal belongings and told his team mates that he is off. The transfer fee has apparently been agreed at £17 million, and Song has already sorted out his personal terms with Barcelona.
This situation comes about after Wenger heard about Song being offered to a number of top European clubs, Metro reports. Despite having three years left on his contract, Wenger has agreed to the sale in order to bring in a replacement sooner rather than later. The deal for Song should be closely followed by the arrival of Nuri Sahin from Real Madrid on loan.
Wenger may also be ready to re-invest the money on a permanent deal for Yann M’Vila, Lucas Biglia or Etienne Capoue who are all long term targets for the club.
There are rumours that Song did not actually want to leave Arsenal, but Wenger and the club wanted to sell him, either to balance the books or to free up money for other signings. Whatever the truth is, it seems as if Arsenal fans will not see Song play for the club again.
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