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Alves set to leave Barcelona for England

ESPN staff
October 2, 2014
Alves to leave Barcelona in 2015

Barcelona full-back Dani Alves has said he is leaving the club at the end of the season for a move to England, according to a report.

Alves, who joined Barca in 2008 from Sevilla, will be a free agent next summer, with the contract he signed in 2011 set to expire.

Alves threatened to quit the Catalan club in May, with Paris Saint-Germain one of the sides reportedly interested in him at the time.

But while Alves ultimately remained at the NouCamp, he says he will definitely be leaving for an unnamed English club once the current campaign has ended.

"I am moving to England next year," Alvevs told O Globo. "I am going to play in the cradle of football. This will be my last year at Barcelona."

Alves, 31, who has appeared in six of Barcelona's eight games this season, has won a number of trophies since arriving at the Nou Camp, including four La Liga titles, two Copa del Reys and two Champions League trophies.

Dani Alves moved to Barcelona from Sevilla in 2008 © Getty Images
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