Posted on December 31, 2021 at 8:30 p.m. by Th.B.
While he had assured in recent hours that he would not have returned to FC Barcelona if Josep Maria Bartomeu had always been the president of the club instead of Joan Laporta, Dani Alves was caught by reality and had to s' apologize on his Twitter account for his comments.
During November, in the wake of the appointment of Xavi Hernandez , Joan Laporta was able to repatriate another former glory of FC Barcelona . Indeed, free since the termination of his contract in Sao Paulo for financial reasons, Dani Alves then landed at Camp Nou on tap with a big smile as if his reunion with FC Barcelona had been in the back of his mind for a long time. “I always thank football for bringing me back to a place I have wanted to come back to for five years. I left Barcelona to go to Juve. In my head it was: “Have amazing seasons at Juventus and come back to Barca. It didn't work, I went to PSG, I thought the same thing, but it didn't work. I went to Sao Paulo with the same mentality. Which is difficult for a player who returns to Brazil to be able to return to a big club like Barça. And when everyone thought I was done, that I couldn't come back to Europe. Football said, “uh uh”. (Editor's note, he nods to say no). You go back to a big club. You don't deserve people to think you're done. You go back to a big club because that's what you deserve “. And during an interview with Alkass Sports Channels, Dani Alves revealed that he would not have returned if Joan Laporta 's predecessor to the presidency, to know Josep Maria Bartomeu had been in post. “I wouldn't have accepted an offer from him, I left when he was president and it didn't make sense to come back to work with him.”
A discussion between Bartomeu and Alves dating from 2019 leaked!
However, the truth seems to be quite different. Journalist Victor Malo shared this Friday messages sent on WhatsApp between Dani Alves and Josep Maria Bartomeu dating back to May 18 and 19, 2019, a few days before his departure from PSG :
“Mr. President, is everything okay? I want to go back, I want to go home and I want to play the 2022 World Cup as a Barça player !!!!. Let's put our pride aside, we need each other and we know it !!!!. Greetings! “. What Bartomeu had replied. “Hi Dani, to come back, no problem, but Barça coaches should be happy. Have you spoken to Abidal? Big hug, Barto ”. Afterwards, Alves simply said “I can talk to him if you want”. Former president of FC Barcelona , Bartomeu retorted: “I inform Abi and you that your name is”.
Dani Alves apologizes…
After testifying to the leaking of this conversation, Dani Alves used his account Twitter in order to do his mea culpa. “For those who care about Barca, we do whatever it takes … but life knows what each of us deserves. Sorry … Thank you ”. simply drafted the new right-back for FC Barcelona. The veil has lifted on the truth.
Para los que si importa con el Barça, hacemos lo que haga falta… pero la vida sabe lo que cada uno merece.Sorry… Thanks
– Daniel Alves (@ DaniAlvesD2) December 31, 2021