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 Tom Adams - Sky Sports (11 Aug 2005)

Arsenal have continued their commitment to recruiting the continent's best talent by wrapping up a loan deal for Bastia's Alexandre Song. The 18-year-old has impressed boss Arsene Wenger whilst on trial at Highbury over the summer, and has now been handed an extended chance to prove his credentials with the FA Cup winners.

Song appeared in The Gunners' pre-season tour to Austria and leaves Bastia after they suffered relegation from Le Championnat last season. The versatile stopper will initially join on a one year loan deal, worth a rumoured ?500,000 (£344,000), although Wenger will have the opportunity to make the arrangement permanent for ?4 million (£2.7 million) at the end of the season after the Corsican club confirmed an accord had been reached.

After announcing himself as one of the foremost talents in Ligue 1 Song has attracted interest from the likes of Lyon and Internazionale, however he will now be hoping to be the latest import from France to thrive under Wenger's astute guidance. With developing talents Philippe Senderos and Kolo Toure both impressing in defensive roles, Song's capture could be Wenger's first market move to compensate for the departure of Patrick Vieira.

Arsenalpan:谁来填补Vieira的空白？Wenger没有给出明确的答案。靠Gilberto,Fabregas，Flamini？但至少，现在有了另一种选择——Song. 最近Wenger尽情网罗着天下的年轻人。储备人才也承担着风险。有时候真的有点气愤，既然有钱，为什么不买点大牌？Davis不是正好可以救急？结果去了Hotspur。当然既然教授义无返顾地坚持了年轻。我愿意始终支持他。

迫不及待地想看到Song的表现。期待。

- 作者： arsenalpan 访问统计：　2005年08月13日, 星期六 16:17 加入博采