Barcelona legend Dani Alves has questioned how the club is being run in the wake of his recent departure from Catalonia.
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In November 2021, the Brazilian right-back returned to the club where he was so successful between 2008 and 2016, and helped the Blaugrana ascend to second place on the final LaLiga log standings.
Despite this, though, the 39-year-old's six-month contract was not renewed by Barca.
While the three-time UEFA Champions League winner has expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to play at the Camp Nou once again in a recent interview, the Juazeiro native also had plenty of harsh words to say about how club is currently being run.
"I didn't leave sad. I left happy to have returned to Barcelona," he said while speaking to The Guardian.
"I dreamed for five years wanting to live this second moment. The only thing I didn't like was how my departure was handled.
"Since I arrived, I made it very clear that I wasn't any more a 20-year-old guy and that I wanted things to be done head-on, without hiding things. But this club has sinned in recent years.
"Barcelona don't care about the people who made history for the club.
"As a Cule, I would like Barcelona to do things differently.
"I'm not talking about myself because my situation was another scenario. I am eternally grateful to Xavi and the president for bringing me back.
"I found a club full of young people with incredible ideas on the pitch.
"But it needs to improve the work outside the field.
"The mindset is totally opposite to what we built a few years ago. Everything that happens on the field is a reflection of what happens outside."
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