Having joined Arsenal in 2005, Song became a mainstay in the north London outfit before his sudden departure in 2012. He racked up 205 appearances for the Gunners and was an integral member of their midfield.
However, Barcelona’s offer changed his mind and he left Arsenal for the Nou Camp in 2012. Song later revealed that even before joining Barcelona, he was told about his limited role in Catalonia. He eventually went on to play only 65 games for the club, several of them as a substitute off the bench.
He had said that he did not mind sitting on the bench as long as he made good money. His old comments on the matter resurfaced recently, when he was speaking on an Instagram chat with Toronto Raptors basketball star Pascal Siakam, via The Sun.
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Song revealed that he wasn’t making the desired amount of money in his initial Arsenal days as he would have liked. He only started making a decent amount of money in the second half of his Gunners career.
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Song eventually stayed on Barcelona’s books until 2016 before departing for West Ham United. After two seasons on loan with the Hammers and brief stints in Russia and Switzerland, the ex-Cameroon international now plies his trade for Djiboutian club Arta/Solar 7.
“I wanted the same car at all costs” - ex-Barcelona midfielder Song on trying to keep up with the ‘big boys’ at Arsenal
In his initial days as an Arsenal player, Song had always strived to be one amongst the ‘big boys’ at the club. The ‘boys’ didn’t get any ‘bigger’ than club legend Thierry Henry and Song was so fascinated by his car that he wanted to buy a similar model at any cost.
Remembering the old incident, Song said:
Song later realized that owning the same car as ‘King’ Henry was a little out of his league. He further said:
Incidentally, Henry was another of Arsenal’s players who had joined Barcelona in 2007. He was part of the Barcelona team that won a historic treble of La Liga, Copa Del Rey and the UEFA Champions League in the 2008-09 season.
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