The news was advanced by Sport and AS confirmed it: Dani Alves returns to Barcelona! Both Joan Laporta and Mateu Alemany have said yes to an operation in which only the approval of the coach, Xavi Hernández, was missing. And this one occurred this morningAfter evaluating the pros and cons of his arrival, finally the Egarense coach has considered that the positive aspects weigh more in the balance than the negative ones.
To get started, Alves agrees to come practically free to the Blaugrana club, aware of the club’s economic problems as well as the limit of financial ‘fair play’, in addition, the excellent form of the player is also valued, since his challenge of being in the World Cup in Qatar and his good genes allow him to be in an unbeatable state, and finally his innate spirit to create good vibes and strengthen the group stands out.
These three points, apart from their quality and natural talent, have opened the doors to the Blaugrana club. Of course, it will not be until January that you can start playing games, since despite being a free agent, having played a few games with Sao Paulo in September, he does not allow him to have a record until the new market window opens.
Thus, Xavi has decided to put aside the two conditions that put him a little behind when accepting the return of Alves: his age, 38 years, and that he will be out of competition for five months when he returns to the pitch.
What is clear is that the arrival of Alves will serve as an incentive and competition also on the right wing, where right now there is only one natural side, Sergiño Dest, with a very irregular route so far, while Óscar Mingueza and Sergi Roberto have also demonstrated serious shortcomings in that position.