Alexander Song: come to Barcelona from Arsenal

Barcelona have made official the hiring of Arsenal's Cameroonian footballer, Alexander Song. The midfielder arrives to Barcelona on Sunday to sign a contract that the entity join Barca in the next five years. The cost of the transaction amounts to EUR 19 million and his buyout clause is 80 million euros. His presentation is scheduled for Monday, which will star in a marathon journey that will begin at 9:30 with a photo shoot. Later, pass a medical and sign his new contract. Finally, you will meet his new teammates at the Camp Nou before the Trofeo Joan Gamper dispute against Udinese. The press conference as new player of Barcelona will be Tuesday at 12:00.

London to Barcelona

The common history between Barcelona and Arsenal is very curious, but if something is particularly striking is the number of players who have fought in both teams, as  Thierry Henry ,  Marc Overmars , Emmanuel Petit ,  Silvinho ,  Aleksandr HELB  or own  Cesc Fabregas . Besides the Spanish international, who lived one of the soap operas of the summer, if there is a player who has marked the history of both clubs, especially at Arsenal, this is Henry. The French footballer joined Barca from the Gunners with 29 years and having been the great leader of the England team for many years. Another player who changed Gallic air from the British capital to Barcelona was Petit, who did not win in the Catalan team and returned to the Premier of the hand of Chelsea. In the summer of 2000 he signed for Barca Dutch winger Mark Overmars from Arsenal, the same year as Luis Figo left Barcelona city and joined Real Madrid. Also in the summer of 2008, HELB came to Barcelona from Arsenal. The Belarusian did not work in the team and was loaned to Guardiola twice. Silvinho spent five seasons with the club FC Barcelona, ​​but his beginnings as a footballer in Europe took place in the Gunners. Another player who went from 'Gunner' to Barca was the Dutchman Giovanni van Bronckhorst, who, after two years in London, he played four more seasons at FC Barcelona.