In a principle seemed that this would be the hardest season of Dani Alves when having to compete with two mates in the position of right side, Martín Montoya and Douglas, but the true is that Luis Enrique has very clear his bet by the Brazilian

If during the pre-season all seemed to indicate that Dani Alves would not be the boss and guardian of the right-handed side this season as it had been it during the five last, the appearances deceived to all the world. The true is that the Brazilian is the absolute owner of the right lane, having played all the parties to exception of two, one contested by Martín Montoya and another by Douglas, that did not convince at all in his debut against the Málaga the day of tie in League BBVA.

After the continuity of Dani Alves was in entredicho during all the past summer, therefore, the situation has changed radically and no only is indisputable headline for Luis Enrique, but it could be about to renew his agreement until 2016 because of the sanction of the FIFA that will prevent fichar to the FC Barcelona and to the affection that feels to the club and the city.

Alves Has cuajado in what we carry of season seven meetings like titling of the nine that has played the Barça, and the data do not surprise taking into account that Montoya still is far of the level of the Brazilian -or this has showed when it has played-, whereas Douglas Pereira will have to improve a lot if it wants to have of minutes in the first team of the FC Barcelona. The good work of Alves in the right lane has freed him partially of the criticisms that received after the party against the PSG, in which neither he neither Jordi Alba were especially hit.

Martín Montoya not even was summoned against the Ray Vallecano, and Douglas only has played 73 minutes with the Barcelona T-shirt, what shows that the competition of Dani Alves in the FC Barcelona, to his 31 years and being this his sixth season in the team, is simply invisible.

Imminent renewal?

As it published this Sunday the newspaper "Sport", and hardly 72 hours after they appeared published in "Or Globe" some supposed statements of Dani Alves in which the Brazilian ensured that the next season recalaría in the Premier League, when seeming the wish of the footballer would be another very distinct: continue in the FC Barcelona until 2016. In fact, the Catalan newspaper inform that the Brazilian and the entity culé already would have arrived to an agreement regarding the bases of the renewal, by what is very possible that do not finish moving of the FC Barcelona this next summer, as it was foreseen initially.


Carlos Domínguez
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