Brazil's São Paulo announced the departure of Alves

Rio de Janeiro, September 10 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's São Paulo Club announced on the 10th that the 38-year-old defender Alves did not return to the club after playing for the national team, so the club decided to expel him from the team.

Belmont, head of the football department of São Paulo Club, said via a video: "The club football department informed us of our decision to inform head coach Crespo that Daniel Alves will no longer play for São Paulo. The club is more important to us. ”

Belmont further explained: "Alves and Miranda competed in the Brazilian national team and were supposed to return to the club today (10th) for daily training. Miranda came to report and trained normally, but Alves did not show up. Alves' agent informed us that he would not return to the club if the club did not resolve the financial dispute with him as soon as possible. Sao Paulo confirmed last week that there was a problem with alves' salary arrears, but proposed a solution, although Alves did not accept it. The club's legal and financial departments are continuing negotiations with alves. ”

Alves signed with São Paulo Club in 2019 with a monthly salary of BRL 1.5 million (about 1.84 million yuan). During the COVID-19 pandemic, the club cut the players' salaries, including Alves' salaries, in addition to defaulting alves on 11 million reais (about 13.51 million yuan) for portrait rights.

After the Tokyo Olympics, Alves repeatedly publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with the club's arrears of funds, saying that he never owed São Paulo, but São Paulo repeatedly owed him. The club engaged in dialogue with Alves' agency team and ultimately Alves did not accept the solution proposed by the club.

Alves made 95 appearances for São Paulo, scoring 10 goals and helping the team win this year's São Paulo State League.

Alves has said several times that his goal is to be able to represent Brazil at the 2022 World Cup, so he must continue to play at a high level club. But after leaving São Paulo, the European transfer window has long been closed, and he is unlikely to return to Europe. Among the top clubs in Brazil, he hopes to be able to go to flamenco, but since he represents São Paulo in only 6 brazilian national first league games, which is not enough for the Brazilian Football Association to participate in at least 7 brazilian league games to transfer to other top domestic clubs, his future destination is unknown.

Source: Dalian Daily