In the same interview in which Dani Alves praised Florentino Pérez, the Brazilian side spoke of former president Josep Maria Bartomeu. In a critical way with the former leader, Alves He stated bluntly: “I would not have accepted an offer from him, I left when he was president and there was no point in working with him again.”
A surprising phrase because the reality is that Dani Alves He offered himself directly to Bartomeu himself to return in May 2019, appealing that it was time to put aside old discrepancies and pride. The Brazilian told the president, by WhatsApp, that he wanted to be a Barça player again and play the 2022 World Cup as such.
Bartomeu He replied that there was no problem with his offer, but that he should first speak with the technicians to see if they saw it necessary. Thus, he offered to talk about it with Eric Abidal, then technical secretary. Alves he offered to speak with himself Abidal and asked Bartomeu to do it. Therefore, contrary to what he said Alves, that he had not returned with the former president of Barça, the reality is that he was offered to return with him in the presidency.