Arsenal agrees to sell midfielder Alex Song to Barcelona in wake of Robin van Persie exit
LONDON – Arsenal says it has agreed to sell midfielder Alex Song to Barcelona, one day after Robin van Persie left the Premier League club
Barcelona says the transfer will be €19 million ($23.4 million) and Song will sign a five-year contract after he travels to Spain to agree personal terms and undergo a medical examination.
The Cameroon international did not feature in Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Sunderland on the opening day of the Premier League season.
Arsenal sold Van Persie to Manchester United on Friday for a fee of about 24 million pounds ($38 million).
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