New West Ham United signing Alex Song believes it was the right time for him to join the Hammers as he joins on a season-long deal from Barcelona.
Talking to the club's official website, the 26-year-old explained that he is happy to finally make a return to England.
"I'm very happy to be here and very happy to see the guys and the fans today and to start to do my job for West Ham United," the former Arsenal midfielder said.
"For me, when I was in Spain, I always said that if I was to leave one day I would return to the Premier League."
After failing to secure a regular place with the Blaugrana, the Cameroon international was linked with a number of teams this summer but opted for West Ham United as he desperately wanted to play again in the Premier League.
"It was a very hard decision, because when you have options of a lot of clubs who are playing in the Champions League, but at the end of the day I chose West Ham because I wanted to come to the Premier League," said Song.
"This is a league which has given me a lot and I didn't finish what I wanted to achieve here."
The midfielder also revealed that his family played an important role in his decision as they also wanted to return to England where Song spent seven years before moving to Barcelona.
"For my family too, it was very important, because my children and my wife wanted to come back to England," added Song.
"This is an opportunity to do that with West Ham and I just took it. I am very happy to be here and very proud to be part of the project at this club."
