THE BALL – Dani Alves and the advice to Messi: «You haven’t answered me yet» (Barcelona)

Daniel Alves represented Barcelona for eight seasons, between 2008 and 2016, the year he traveled to Italy to wear the colors of Juventus. At Camp Nou, he built a friendly relationship with Lionel Messi, who is said to be able to leave the Catalan emblem at the end of this season.

“I said [a Messi] several times that he was born to be a Barcelona player, and Barcelona was born to be his club. He’s given me advice before, so I feel like I can do the same. He once told me to stay in Barcelona because there was no better place. ‘Where will you be happiest?’ he asked me. So I stayed », said the now São Paulo player, in an interview with ‘The Guardian’.

In the face of news pointing to Messi’s possible departure from Camp Nou, Daniel Alves did not hesitate to remind the Argentine of his own words.

«I reminded him of that conversation and that a good friend [Messi] told me that Barcelona is the best place in the world. He still hasn’t answered me, but when you leave Barcelona, ​​you realize how good it is. All the players, and I want to say that everyone who left Barcelona regretted it. All of them regret having left, regardless of the reason », said the Brazilian international.

«When I left the club, I just wanted to show my worth in order to be able to return. But unfortunately, the same people who were against me when I was at the club were still there. I showed that I could play for Barcelona for another 10 years. I tried to go back. I wanted to go back to Barcelona. I played to return to Barcelona, ​​but they didn’t want me anymore », lamented the 37-year-old.

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