Saturday, June 4, 2016
On Thursday, FC Barcelona technical secretary Robert Fernández announced Brazillian football defender Dani Alves would leave the club this summer as a free agent.
Alves spent eight seasons with the Catalonians when the club signed him from Sevilla FC. Making his debut for Barça in 2008, Alves played 391 matches and he played the second most games of any foreign player in the Catalan jersey after Lionel Messi. In his last league appearance for Barça, he provided an assist to Luis Suárez which was Alves's 100th assist in La Liga.
Alves won 23 trophies with Barclona — six La Liga, four Copa del Rey, four Supercopa de España, three UEFA Champions League, three UEFA Super Cups and three FIFA Club World Cups.
Last season Alves extended his contract, as FC Barcelona had a transfer ban imposed by FIFA. Robert Fernández said in the press conference that Alexis Vidal was signed with awareness of Alves's possible departure. He also said, "This is personal decision that the club has to accept".
Alves posted on Instagram saying, "I'm privileged, a hard-working and honourable footballer who's been lucky enough to wear the shirt of the best club in the world in a wonderful decade for the club thanks to the quality of its players and coaches"((es)).
FC Barcelona has invited him to address club supporters at the 2016–17 season start in farewell.
Sources[edit]
- "FC Barcelona thanks Dani Alves for his contribution to the Club" — FC Barcelona, June 3, 2016
- Pau Campaña. "Dani Alves to leave FC Barcelona this summer" — FC Barcelona, June 2, 2016
- Dani Alves. "DanialvesD2 on Instagram" — Instagram, June 2, 2016 (Spanish)
- Richard Martin. "Dani Alves to leave Barcelona" — UEFA, June 2, 2016
from English Wikinews Atom feed. https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Alves_to_leave_FC_Barcelona
