Barcelona Transfer News: Alex Song Will Help Catalan Club Regain La Liga Crown

The transfer of Alex Song from Arsenal will help Barcelona regain the La Liga crown after rivals Real Madrid ended the Catalan club's three-year reign in Spain last season.

Song will feature in many roles for Barcelona this year because of his impressive skill set that allows him to excel in a few different positions.

Song is at his best when he is playing defensive midfielder. With Seydou Keita leaving Barcelona for Dalian Aerbin F.C. in China during this summer's transfer window, the addition of Song will give the club another physical force in the midfield.

The Cameroonian midfielder has immense strength and power. He can defend even the strongest forwards, and his tackling skills are impressive. Whenever Barcelona need to protect a lead, expect to see Song on the pitch in the center of the midfield.

Song can also play center-back if needed, which is good for Barcelona because they have dealt with injuries at that position in recent years. It's not Song's best position, but he can hold his own in the center of the defense.

Although Barcelona does have more attacking midfielders than most clubs could dream of, Song is able to go forward and make the final pass that sets up a goal.

Robin van Persie would not have led the Premier League with 30 goals last year if Song didn't give him tremendous passes in the final third of the pitch.

Lionel Messi, David Villa and the other Barcelona forwards will soon realize the impressive playmaking ability of Song.

His versatility is exactly what Barcelona needed to win the Champions League and La Liga for the first time since the 2010-11 season.

Song gives Barcelona the depth needed to not drop points to inferior sides, which was one thing that hurt them badly in league play last year.

Now that Song has finally joined Barcelona, they have the perfect squad for another historic run of trophies this season.