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Former Arsenal star Alex Song, 36, holds talks to join tenth club of his career just months after retiring


FORMER Arsenal star Alex Song has revealed he recently held talks about joining a club in Cameroon.

The midfielder, 36, spent seven seasons with the Gunners and also had four years with Barcelona.

Alex Song has held talks with a club in his native CameroonCredit: Getty Images – Getty

Song’s CV further includes spells with West Ham, Charlton, Bastia, Russians Rubin Kazan and Swiss club Sion.

He moved to the football backwater of Djibouti in 2020, winning multiple trophies with Arta/Solar 7.

Cameroon international Song announced his retirement from football last November.

But the 49-cap ace has now said leading Cameroon club Canon tried to sign him up late last year, only for a potential deal to break down over financial terms.

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Based in capital city Yaounde, Canon are one of the leading lights of the west African country’s Elite One league

By coincidence their name loosely translates as The Gunners.

Douala-born Song revealed Canon’s bid in an interview with local broadcaster CRTV.

He said: “I had the opportunity to join Canon de Yaounde three months ago.

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“Unfortunately, we were unable to reach agreement on certain details.”

Song made 204 Arsenal appearances, scoring 10 goals, before Barcelona signed him in 2012.

Alex Song celebrates with As Arta Solar 7 teammates after winning National Football Championship


Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk


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