Alves: Barca should have denied rumours

Dani Alves is disappointed Barcelona did not publicly deny rumours he was set leave the club earlier in the close season.

Several reports suggested the Brazil international was on his way out of Camp Nou, with big-spending clubs Manchester City and Anzhi Makhachkala rumoured to be interested in the attacking fullback.

It s true that there were rumours that I would not be staying at Barca and I was upset that the club did not intervene, Alves said.

However, I am above that sort of thing and if the time comes when the club decide they don t need me, I will just have to accept it.

Alves, who has become one of Barca s key attacking outlets since joining from Sevilla in 2008, said he wanted to continuing making his mark on the club until the time comes for …