Anything new in the Dani Alves affair? As a reminder, the player who played for FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain was accused of rape by a 23-year-old young woman on the sidelines of a night out in Barcelona in December 2022. Incarcerated in a prison in Spain since the month last January, the former Auriverde international (126 caps, 8 goals) will indeed be entitled to a trial given the amount of overwhelming evidence against him and provided to the prosecution by the experts in charge of the investigation.
While he risks a prison sentence of 8 to 10 years, Sport relays this Wednesday that the legal representatives of Dani Alves are currently negotiating with the Barcelona court to obtain the postponement of his hearing as well as a reduction in sentence backed by heavy compensation. If the former Parisian proclaimed his innocence shortly after the affair came to light, his trial should be held in the first quarter of 2024 in the event that the two parties reach an agreement. But to do this, the footballer must plead guilty…
