Few fans of Barça, very few, could say what has become of the Cameroonian sports career Alex Song.
After a few brilliant years in the Arsenal de Arsène Wenger, the midfielder signed for him Barça the summer of 2012 in exchange of 19 million euros. There was talk of new Touré Yaya, quality muscle for the exquisite Barça midfield, but the reality is that the operation was a disaster.
Song, the day he was presented with Barça / Europa Press
“They told me I wouldn’t play at Barça, but I didn’t give a shit: I would be a millionaire“, he came to affirm years later.
After two very weak seasons at the Camp Nou, Song ended up at West Ham, initiating a spectacular decline. From London he went to Rubin Kazan Russian and from there to Sion Swiss, where he never became a shadow of the footballer who once shone at Arsenal.
Song, being featured with Djibouti’s Arta / Solar7 / @ASArtaSolar 7
Song, from Switzerland to Djibouti: things of modern football
In the end, three weeks ago, Alex Song, now 33, signed a contract with a Djiboutian league team, the Arts / Solar7, a team that has not won the local league since 2007, always in the shadow of Ali Sabieh and from AS Port, but this season plays the CAF Confederation Cup, the African equivalent of the Europa League, having won the last Djibouti cup.
Remember Alex Song? ????
The former Arsenal & Barca midfielder scored this own goal in the 1st leg then was at fault for 3 more in 2nd leg as his club “AS Arta” of Djibouti lost 10-1 on aggregate to Egypt’s Arab Contractors in the CAF Confederation Cup. #CAFCC pic.twitter.com/B3qJBsMeJJ
– Wael Jabir (@waeljabir) December 5, 2020
SongWell, he made his debut in international competition with his new club a week ago, in a match against Egyptian Al Moqaweloon. He started, and at 19 minutes he scored the goal of defeat in own goal (0-1).
And the worst was still missing, because on the way back Arta / Solar7 has lost neither more nor less than by 9-1.
The “millionaire” seems to have hit rock bottom.
Lead image: Alex Song disappointed after falling 9-1 / Twitter / @cameroononline
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