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#3 Alex Song
There were more than a few surprised fans of Barcelona and neutrals alike when the club completed the £15 million signing of the Cameroonian from Arsenal in 2012.
After initially being on the fringes of the Arsenal setup, Song became a mainstay from the 2009/2010 season and gained prominence for his excellent combination with Robin van Persie which provided most of the Dutchman's goals in his Golden Boot winning season in 2012.
With Barcelona having its most glorious period in midfield and one of the greatest in the history of the game, breaking into such a golden generation was always going to be difficult, as players like Cesc Fabregas, Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta and Sergio Busquets were on the books of the club.
Alex Song was largely deployed at the heart of the defence, where he was solid if unspectacular. His most defining moment in Barcelona's colours coming when he rather shamefully stepped up to receive the trophy from Carles Puyol when the Barca captain had been beckoning on recently recuperated Eric Abidal instead during the 2013 LaLiga title celebrations.
He was loaned out to West Ham in the summer of 2014 and has since gone on to represent Rubin Kazan as well as Swiss outfit Sion.
