Dani Alves celebrated his 39th birthday on Friday, but is now facing an anxious wait on Barcelona officials as he dreams of creating more history at the club.
The Brazilian right-back became the first signing of new Blaugrana boss Xavi Hernandez at the Camp Nou, arriving on a free transfer after his contract was cancelled at Sao Paulo. Alves returned to the club after five-and-a-half years away earlier this season and has become an important member of the first-team squad, making 13 first team appearances.
Alves was one of quartet of January arrivals – alongside Ferran Torres, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Adama Traore – that helped transform Xavi’s Barcelona, but he was cruelly cut from the club’s European squad due to UEFA rules that club’s could only register three new players into their ranks for the competitions during the season.
