Dani Alves is the first transfer target after Xavi took office in Barcelona. Alves, whom we watched with the Brazilian national team in the last Olympic games, has been known as the best right-back in the world for years. He could spend one last season at Barcelona before retiring. It would be a very logical move for Barcelona, which has financial difficulties. Both sides gain from this, win-win situation. It would be interesting to see ex-teammates at the same team again, which have manager and player roles now.
Dani Alves was my great defender back then but for now he is old and has reached 38 years whereas Xavi wants Dani Alves as main full back, I always question why Xavi wants Dani Alves whereas other easier players are better than the old one, maybe because there used to be a match between the two when they were still playing?
I don't know if considering the financial problems, it really has to be economical, even though it's old but it might still be the right one for Xavi.
I am also like you, not so sure about Xavi's decision to bring Dani Alves back to Barcelona, because Dani Alves is now very different from Dani Alves
who brought Barcelona to win many trophies. Since moving to Sao Paulo I haven't seen how Dani Alves play, but at 38 years old, I think Dani Alves is
not as fast as it used to be, there must be a decline in performance. But with Barcelona's financial crisis, I also can't blame Xavi's decision to bring
Dani Alves back to Barcelona. Xavi had to think hard about how to strengthen the Barcelona squad without spending big money, one of the steps was
to bring in Dani Alves. Hopefully Xavi's decision is correct, Dani Alves can contribute to Barcelona again. At least the positive thing with the joining of
Dani Alves, this will establish good communication between Xavi and Dani Alves, because both of them used to be teammates.