Alex Song has hit out at Swiss club Sion for sacking him and several other players for refusing to take a Pay Cut Amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The former Arsenal midfielder, along with eight other players, were fired by club president Christian Constantin for either refusing his offer or failing to respond to a WhatsApp message.
Sion wanted players to receive a reduced wage of around £10,750 (€12,000) as the club battles economic difficulties.
Song has now aired his side of the story and is prepared to take the decision all the way to the top.
He told RMC Sport: “My lawyer will take care of it, let’s go to FIFA. We will defend our rights.
“We played a friendly on Friday (March 20) and we were supposed to meet with the president on Monday, then on Tuesday. We had no news.
“We received a WhatsApp message on Tuesday afternoon to tell us that everyone had to sign a paper telling us that our wages were being lowered, that we were going to be paid around €12,000.
“We were to return the paper the next day at noon. We received this document without explanation.”
The former Barcelona player added: “I am a footballer, it is not my job.
“There are people to verify that [the document]. I couldn’t sign it, we didn’t have any discussions.
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“All the clubs are talking today. Our captain didn’t know anything. We decided together not to sign this document. We wanted to talk.
“I did not make any professional misconduct. All the clubs talk to their players to find solutions.
“We do not understand what happened. No one can understand.”
Along with Song, fellow former Arsenal player Johan Djourou was axed with Christian Zock, Pajtim Kassami, Ermir Lenjani, Xavier Kouassi, Birama Ndoye, Mikael Facchinetti and Seydou Doumbia.
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