Will Dani Alves stay at Barcelona? A decision should come in the coming days

Thirty-nine-year-old right back Dani Alves, who returned in the winter transfer window, will soon find out what his footballing future holds and whether the Catalan giant will extend his contract for another twelve months.

Few have wondered and raised eyebrows at Barcelona’s winter reinforcement of players who should already be past their prime for football at the level of such a club. But the reunion with former teammates Busquets, Alba or Pique was a success.

The experienced full-back showed that he has a lot to offer to a team with a lot of young players and played most of his games with great aplomb.

He even managed to score one goal in an important game against Atlético Madrid and assisted three more goals for his teammates.

Of course, there were times when the Olympic champion from last summer was not as agile as fans remember him, but thanks to his experience and exemplary lifestyle, he certainly did not fall behind in his performance.

The reason why his former teammate Xavi praised him could also be a fact that is hard to show in the statistics. In fact, Barcelona’s play showed when Alves was on the pitch and when he wasn’t.

This was especially the case when Gerard Piqué was not on the pitch. This is when the role of leader of the defence passed to Alves.

His influence on the cabinet and, above all, on the mood in the cabinet, is not insignificant. It is the laughing, samba-wielding Brazilian who, throughout his career, has been sung the praises of by coaches and teammates alike when it came to maintaining a positive spirit within the team, something that Xavi’s squad desperately lacked at certain points of the season.

The current contract of the club legend with the number eight on his jersey expires at the end of June. Coach Xavi has let it be known that he would very much welcome having the energetic Alves in the cabinet going forward. According to AS newspaper, the club is expected to make a decision on Alves’ possible stay in the coming week.

Sources: OneFootball, AS