Arsenal, Chelsea, Man City and Man United are keeping tabs on Alves and Song.
Barcelona stars Dani Alves and Alex Song could be allowed to leave in the summer, with Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United all on alert, reports the Daily Express.
The sale of Song won’t come as a surprise to most as the Cameroon international has failed to truly break into a brilliant midfield at the Nou Camp.
Competing with the likes of Sergio Busquets, Cesc Fabregas, Andres Iniesta and Xavi has not been easy for the 26-year-old and the Red Devils are looking to close in.
David Moyes is a huge admirer of the midfielder and sees the African as the ideal candidate to bring in as the Scot begins an overhaul of the United squad.
However, after enjoying seven years of success with the Gunners a return to north London cannot be ruled out, whilst the Citizens are targeting Song as a replacement for Javi Garcia.
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Meanwhile the departure of Alves from Catalonia will come as a shock as the Brazilian has been instrumental in the club’s success since a transfer from Sevilla in 2008.
Yet the 30-year-old is about to enter the last year of his current contract with Barca and this is the final opportunity the Spanish champions have to make any money on the full-back.
Alves would demand high wage demands though, which makes Arsene Wenger replacing Bacary Sagna with the South American unlikely.
Other interested parties City and the Blues would not be put off by the demands though, as they both have extremely wealthy backers in Sheikh Mansour and Roman Abramovich respectively.
The Catalans may also be looking to the future as well, as Martin Montoya has been used extensively this term ahead of Alves and with club captain Carles Puyol and goalkeeper Victor Valdes also leaving in the summer, La Liga champions may use it as an opportunity to freshen the squad up.
The Brazil international would be competing with Branislav Ivanovic at Stamford Bridge, but with the right-back preferring a much more attacking approach than the Serb, may not suit Jose Mourinho’s tactic of tight defence.
At the Etihad Stadium it’s likely to be a straight fight with Pablo Zabaleta, but with the Argentine having impressed in England in the past few years this would seem like an unnecessary aggravation.
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