Dani Alves confirms Barcelona departure with farewell letter to fans

Dani Alves has confirmed that he might be leaving Barcelona for the second time when his contract expires on the finish of the month.

Alves’ second spell at Barça started midway by way of final season with former teammate Xavi swooping to carry the defender again after his time at Sao Paulo got here to an acrimonious finish.

The Brazilian went on to make 14 La Liga appearances for the Blaugrana, and by the top of the marketing campaign had established himself because the membership’s first-choice right-back.

Regardless of this, Alves has not been supplied recent phrases, with the 39-year-old confirming his departure in an Instagram publish on Wednesday night time.

“Now it is time for our farewell,” he wrote to followers.

“They have been greater than 8 years devoted to that membership, these colours and that home… however like every thing in life, the years go by, the paths diverge and the tales are written for a while in other places – and that is the way it was.

“They tried to fireside me however they could not. as a result of you possibly can’t think about, are you able to, how resilient and resilient I’m.

“Many extra years handed till soccer and life, which as at all times, are very grateful to those that respect them, determined to provide me the chance to return again right here to say goodbye.

“However not a goodbye with out first thanking all those that are behind the highlight, all those that make ours good, all of them; THANK YOU.

“I might additionally wish to thank all of the employees for the chance they gave me to return to this Membership and to have the ability to put on that great shirt once more, you do not know how pleased I’m…

“I hope they do not miss my craziness and my each day happiness. I hope additionally those that, if they continue to be, change the historical past of that stunning membership, I want it from my coronary heart.

“There have been 23 titles received: 2 triplets, 1 sextet and an incredible golden e-book written!It closes a really stunning cycle and opens one other much more difficult one. Could the world always remember: A LION EVEN IF HE IS 39 YEARS OLD IS STILL A GOOD CRAZY LION. Perpetually VISCA AL BARÇA!”

Alves is eager to play for Brazil on the 2022 World Cup this winter and is known to have a number of European golf equipment interested by him.

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