Alex Song has revealed that Barcelona told him he would not see much game time when heading for Camp Nou from Arsenal in 2012, but the Cameroonian “didn’t give a sh*t” as a lucrative contract had been agreed with the Liga giants.
After six years in north London, a combative midfielder secured himself a shock switch to Catalunya.
Barca parted with £15 million ($18m) in a transfer fee, but Song was more concerned with the pay rise he would be getting in new surroundings.
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That convinced him that the time was right to leave Arsenal, despite the fact that he faced fierce competition in Spain and would take in few starts across 65 appearances for the Blaugrana.