Alex Song

[FCBarca]

I don't see Sahin displacing an impressive looking Coquelin either, not in the short term anyway

 

[Hatem Ben Arfa]

Not that I disagree entirely with you, but didn't you write somewhere (correct me if I'm wrong) that players take a long time - often as much as a season or so - adapting to the PL? Combined with the fact that Sahin has barely played competetive football for a year now, it doesn't sound to me like a player that'll send a team straight to the top of the PL.

It usually does take foreign players a season or more to adapt to the Premier League and show their best. Only occasionally are there a handful of foreign players that from day 1 look like they were born playing in the Premier League. I think Sahin is good enough to be one of those players.

 

[Trickykid]

It usually does take foreign players a season or more to adapt to the Premier League and show their best. Only occasionally are there a handful of foreign players that from day 1 look like they were born playing in the Premier League. I think Sahin is good enough to be one of those players.

He's basically coming straight from the Bundesliga and of course the training grounds in Madrid. Whether that's enough to waltz straight into the supposedly toughest league in the world, and change a team so used to not winning a thing into champions, is more than a little doubtful for me.

 

[FCBarca]

Let's not derail this thread any further eh?...Sahin discussion can be carried out here

 

[Hatem Ben Arfa]

It's Alex Song, the discussion is bound to veer off topic a few times.

 

[Meitux]

he isnt in the starting line up against sunderland

 

[Superfly]

isnt on the bench either

 

[xaviniesta]

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[Puyol the wall]

Alex Song Xavi #2

 

[Flavia]

He's coming, no way around that now. I really hope he does well. That also mean JDS will probably leave on loan.

 

[SwiftGuyver]

 

[Galning]

Transfer confirmed on both websites.

 

[impeh]

FC Barcelona has agreed a deal with Arsenal FC for the transfer of Alex Song to the Camp Nou. The fee is 19 million euros

The Cameroon international midfielder will sign for the next five seasons with a release clause of 80 million euros

On Monday he’ll have a medical and then join the rest of the squad for the official team presentation at the Gamper

 

[Theodore Evelyn Mosby]

Move this to player chat already?

 

[DucdeOrléans]

http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/futbol/primer-equip/detall/noticia/acord-amb-larsenal-per-alex-song

It's official. 19 million euros. He will sign for the next 5 seasons and will have a release clause of 80 million euros.

Medical on Monday and he will be presented with the rest of the team before the Gamper game starts. Press conference on Tuesday at noon.

OK deal but I will wait before I pass any final judgement.