La Liga news: Barcelona re-sign Dani Alves
Barcelona have announced reached an agreement in principle to re-sign 38-year-old defender Dani Alves. Five years after he originally left the Nou Camp for Juventus.
Alves has won nine top-flight titles with Barca, Juve and Paris St-Germain. He will arrive on a free transfer for the rest of the 2021-22 season.
He spent eight years at Barcelona between 2008 and 2016 winning La Liga six times and also won three Champions League titles and the Copa del Rey on four occasions.
In a statement announcing the news on their official website. Barcelona described Alves as: "The greatest right-back in Barca history"
"The Brazilian will be joining training from next week but will not be able to play until January."
Dani Alves first came to the club in the summer of 2008 after five brilliant seasons in Sevilla. In the Catalan capital, he made the right back slot his own across eight seasons, making 391 official appearances and scoring 23 goals.
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In total, Alves won 23 trophies during his first spell at Barca including three Fifa Club World Cups, three Spanish Super Cups and four European Super Cups.
He won Serie A with Juve in 2016-17 and Ligue 1 with PSG in 2017-18 and 2018-19.
Social media reaction
This is how the Barcelona Twitter account responded. It has been a busy period of the club after they appointing Xavi as their new manager following the sacking of Ronald Koeman.
🤯 @DaniAlvesD2 is coming back to Barça!
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) November 12, 2021
They have also been busy posting some of his best moments for the club. Click here to watch.
