Alves agrees Barcelona extension
Reuters - Tuesday 22 March 2011, 18:34
MADRID - Barcelona full-back Dani Alves
has agreed to extend his contract with the Spanish league
leaders until the end of June 2015, the club said on Tuesday,
dashing the hopes of potential suitors across Europe.
"Barcelona announces that they have reached an agreement
with Dani Alves to extend his contractual relationship with the
club for three more seasons until June 30, 2015," Barca said in
a statement on their website.
The pacy 27-year-old Brazilian, who played at last year's
World Cup finals in South Africa and is one of the most popular
players with fans of the Catalan club, was linked in the media
with a move to Premier League Manchester City.
Many of Barca's attacks on goal rely on Alves's high-energy
playing style and dashing runs down the right flank and he has
forged a highly effective partnership with Argentine World
Player of the Year Lionel Messi.
Alves, who Barca said would sign his new contract on
Wednesday, has made 141 appearances since joining from Sevilla
at the end of the 2007/08 season, scoring 11 goals, including a
brilliant strike against Getafe in La Liga at the weekend.
He has 12 assists in the league this season, as well as one
in the Champions League and two in the King's Cup.