Brazilian legend Daniel Alves taken into custody in Spain for sexual assault – Liberation

A woman has accused the ex-Barca and PSG player of sexually assaulting her at a Barcelona nightclub last December.

He is the most successful player in the history of football. Brazilian footballer Daniel Alves has been taken into custody in Spain on suspicion of sexual assault, Spanish police announced on Friday morning. Iberian justice announced on Tuesday January 10 the opening of an investigation after the complaint of a woman accusing the player of having sexually assaulted her in a Barcelona nightclub at the end of December.

“He came this morning to the Les Corts police station”a district of Barcelona, ​​where “He had been summoned. He has been taken into custody and is on his way. for the court, where he must be heard by a judge, explained a spokesman for the Mossos d’Esquadra, the Catalan police.

In a message sent to the Spanish channel Antena 3 on January 5, Daniel Alves had denied any criminal conduct and claimed not to know the complainant.

The Brazilian defender exploded in the eyes of the world in the FC Barcelona jersey, between 2008 and 2016. He then moved to Paris-Saint-Germain, between 2017 and 2019. He is currently under contract with the Mexican club Pumas. Alves, 39, has won 43 trophies throughout his career.