Posted on May 21, 2021 in Articles The former Arsenal midfielder may have failed to hit the heights after winning a move to Barcelona in 2012 but now he’s building a business empire, writes Alasdair Hooper. For a time, it looked like Alex Song could become one of the greatest African midfielders of his generation. The Cameroonian had excelled at Arsenal and earned himself a move to Barcelona in the process – but his career soon took a downward trajectory. Gunners fans remember Song fondly following his first-team breakthrough as a 21-year-old in the 2008-09 season. He made 48 appearances across all competitions that year and formed great relationships on the pitch with the likes of Cesc Fabregas. Song’s consistency continued thereafter as he became one of the first names on the team sheet in the years that followed, making 38 appearances in the 2009-10 campaign and then 42 appearances in the next.