Barcelona's Dani Alves is on the bottom doable LaLiga wage of round £250,000 a yr - however the 38-year-old defender has an £84MILLION launch clause in his six-month deal!
- Barcelona reportedly slapped £84million (€100m) launch clause on Dani Alves
- New signing might be 39 subsequent yr and has solely signed a deal till the summer time
- Alves has been introduced in by membership president Joan Laporta for his second spell
- He's on the bottom LaLiga wage of simply £250,000 a yr, because of membership's issues
Barcelona have slapped an £84million (€100m) launch clause on Dani Alves, in line with Catalan radio RAC1, regardless of the very fact their new signing might be 39 by the tip of this season and has solely signed a deal till the summer time.
The weird element revealed on the evening of his presentation solely provides to the sense of the surreal surrounding his second coming on the membership 13 years after he was initially introduced in as Pep Guardiola 's first signing.
RAC1 say the contract signed by Alves doesn't embrace the supply of a second yr and he can not play his first recreation till January however anybody wanting to purchase him would wish to pay £84m.
He's reportedly on the bottom doable LaLiga wage of round £250,000 with the membership having to attend till the switch window opens to register him in Spain's prime flight.
Alves has been introduced in by membership president Joan Laporta, and with the ultimate inexperienced mild from new first crew coach Xavi, primarily to lift crew morale on the Nou Camp.
However former Spain and Valencia goalkeeper Santi Canizares cautioned: 'The best way Alves can help the team is to be fit. He has to first and foremost lead by example. Because you be tired on the pitch and then directing things in the dressing room.'
Alves stated on Wednesday that he had come to combat for a first-team place. 'I may have less hair now but I have the same desire as always.'
He can have been 5 months out of motion when he returns however he performed each minute within the Olympics and helped Brazil win gold final summer time.
His former coach from his first membership in Europe Sevilla, Joaquin Caparros backed Alves to succeed.
'He will help the young players but he will take the more experienced ones along with him as well,' he said.
'He has a very special DNA and he is going to surprise people when he plays on a Wednesday and on a Sunday and then on a Wednesday again.
'He has come to be a success so that he can play in the World Cup in Qatar.'