Dani Alves leaves Barcelona for the second time
Brazilian full-back Dani Alves will not renew his contract with Barcelona.© AFP
Dani Alves announced on Wednesday that he is leaving Barcelona for a second time after returning to the club last year. The 39-year-old, who rejoined Barca last November on a short-term contract until the end of the season, insists he will not extend his contract.
“I want to thank all the staff for giving me the opportunity to come back to this club and to be able to wear that great shirt again, you have no idea how happy I am.” , the Brazilian player shared in an Instagram post. .
Alves made a total of 408 appearances for Barcelona, including 391 in his first season from 2008-2016.
In that first span, he won six La Liga titles, three Champions League titles and four Copa del Rey titles.
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Alves remains on Brazil’s squad for the Qatar World Cup later this year and kicks off both of their friendlies against Japan and South Korea earlier this month.
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