Barcelona Honours Dani Alves With Emotional Tribute After Defender Departs La Liga Club for a Second Time

• Barcelona organised a heartwarming tribute to Dani Alves prior to their meeting with Pumas in the Joan Gamper Trophy on Sunday, August 7
• Alves' second stint at Camp Nou came to an end since Barca failed to extend his six-month contract through the end of the current campaign this summer
• The Brazilian defender who has won the most titles as a player was honoured for his lengthy service at Barcelona, which included six La Liga titles and three Champions League wins

Dani Alves will be always be regarded as one of Barcelona’s best-ever right-backs and the Brazilian was duly honoured by the Catalan giants on Sunday, August 7 at Camp Nou.

The Brazilian defender had ended his second stint with the La Liga club this summer after Barcelona had failed to renew his six months deal with the club.

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According to Goal, Barcelona organised a heartwarming tribute to Dani Alves prior to their meeting with Pumas UNAM in the Joan Gamper Trophy as he was presented with a framed Barca shirt which included the No.431 on the back.

Barcelona president, Juan Laporta also presented the Brazilian defender with a silver plate before Barcelona thrashed Pumas 6-0 in front of their home supporters.

Dani Alves won six Spanish La Liga titles and three Champions League trophies during his first spell with Barcelona.

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The Argentina captain joined PSG on a two-year deal after leaving Barcelona as a free agent last summer following the Catalans failure to renew his contract due to their financial issues.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported Dani Alves has launched a scathing attack on Barcelona officials for poor communication surrounding his contract situation at the club.

Alves feels like the club does not value the club's legends like himself. He has been at Barcelona over two spells but is now a free agent after the club decided against renewing his contract.

The Brazilian was brought in as a stop-gap player for Xavi Hernandez last year and he went on to make 17 appearances in the La Liga.