Chelsea hold talks with ex-Arsenal midfielder Alex Song [Telegraph]

The Telegraph are reporting on Saturday that Chelsea are “in talks” with former Arsenal and West Ham midfielder Alex Song.

With his loan spell at West Ham now over, Cameroonian midfielder Alex Song has recently returned to FC Barcelona.

Unfortunately, Song’s stay in Barca is unlikely to be a long one, as the Catalans look to offload the 27-year-old as he’s surplus to requirements at the Camp Nou.

Song impressed for large spells of the 2014-15 season, and it now appears the Jose Mourinho paid attention.

The Telegraph report that Chelsea are now in discussions with Barca over Song, and the Blues are working on two possible tracks to sign the former Arsenal man.

Chelsea are hoping to sign Song on a free transfer, in a deal that would see Barca release the player two years early on his contract. That option could be attractive as Barca currently foot with Song’s £70,000-a-week wages.

Alternatively, Chelsea could sign Song on a loan deal.

The Telegraph note that West Ham would also like to sign the player on a full time basis, and the Hammers “are willing to offer Song a three-year contract on his £70,000-a-week wages if they can convince Barca to let him go for free or drop the asking price.”

Were Song to arrive at Chelsea, the midfielder is likely to be a bench-warmer with Nemanja Matic owning the holding midfielder role at Stamford Bridge.

Song can be viewed as an upgrade on Jon Obi Mikel.

Manchester City are also reportedly interested in Song too.

Some tweets on the transfer speculation are below.

City and Chelsea fighting over Alex Song. What a time to be alive — Liya (@LiyaBergkamp) June 20, 2015

Falcao and Alex Song are definitely upgrades on last year's Drogba and Mikel. But we'll need at least two WC signings to challenge for CL. — Fabreclass (@CescMagician) June 20, 2015

Falcao and Alex Song are definitely upgrades on last year's Drogba and Mikel. But we'll need at least two WC signings to challenge for CL. — Fabreclass (@CescMagician) June 20, 2015