19 Aug 2012

Arsenal agree to sell Song to Barcelona

9:48 am on 19 August 2012

Arsenal have agreed terms with Barcelona to sell Cameroon international footballer Alex Song to the Spanish side for 19 million euros.

Song, will travel to Spain to agree personal terms and have a medical before finalising the move and follows in the footsteps of Robin Van Persie as the second first-team member to leave this summer.

He'll have a five-year contract at Barcelona and have a release clause of 80 million euros.

Arsenal signed Song from French side SC Bastia in August 2005 and made 205 appearances for the Londoners, scoring 10 goals.