Alex Song is now officially the second Barcelona reinforcement of the summer, after a €19 million transfer deal was agreed with his previous club, Arsenal. The Cameroon midfielder has signed a five-year contract, which includes an €80 million buy-out clause.
In the end there won't be any add-ons in Song's transfer deal, as was the case with Jordi Alba. The player is scheduled to fly to Barcelona on Monday morning at 9:30 and will pose for the cameras in front of his new club. Then, at about 10:00, he will undergo the first medical check-up at the city's Barcelona Hospital, followed by a second to be carried out at Barça's sports centre, named after the club's founder, Joan Gamper.
The player will sign his new contract at approximately 17:00 hours on the same day, after which he will once again be on show outside the club's offices, this time accompanied by FC Barcelona's president, Sandro Rosell. At around 21:10, he will be presented to the rest of the squad in front of the fans just prior to the start of the Joan Gamper Trophy, which will be played against Sampdoria. On Tuesday, at midday, he will give his first official press conference as a Barcelona player.
Although essentially a defensive midfielder, Alex Song set up 14 goals last season at Arsenal and will be the ideal 'joker' in Tito Vilanova's pack.
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