West Ham United have finally reached an agreement with Barcelona for the permanent signature of midfielder Alex Song, the Hammers’ co-chairman David Sullivan has confirmed.
The former Arsenal midfielder spent last season on loan at West Ham and had been expected to make the permanent switch earlier this summer.
However, after months of the deal dragging on, the Hammers have finally come to a successful conclusion in their negotiations with Barcelona.
“We have a deal in place with Alex Song subject to a medical,” Sullivan confirmed in a KUMB Podcast. “He’s injured at the moment, which is something you’ve got to weight up. But we’ve got until September 1st to make a decision.
“He’s a player we all admire and we just hope that the medical shows he’s in a sufficient state for us to gamble.
“He couldn’t physically pass a medical tomorrow, but if the medics say it’s just a technical thing and he’s only a couple of weeks away you’d take that gamble and hope they’re right.
“He’s still got two years left on his Barcelona contract and you’re signing a player on a three-year contract, so it’s huge commitment.”
Last season, only Mark Noble (49.1) averaged more passes per game in the Premier League for West Ham than Song (43.5) and no Hammers player averaged more through balls per game than the Cameroonian midfielder (0.3).
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