The Daniel Alves thread.

[Red_hot]

Oh god, not another Daniel Alves thread. Is he the new Van Der Vaart or something?

Right, that's it, I'm merging everything with his name in into one thread

Great moderation MrM!

[Insider]

Tribal Football makes "Pat McCat" and "The Informer" look believable.

[Kaip]

Tribal Football makes "Pat McCat" and "The Informer" look believable.

i`d forgotten about pat McCat

[Tee]

What a fantastic boost it would be if Alves did bide his time and show Rafa, and Liverpool fans, his loyalty. This would be a tremendous coup for the club as every time I hav eseen him play he looks a class apart.

As Borat would say.... Daniel Alves, I like you!

[CAD]

I think Alves might be lost for us now. Milan is in there as well now. We should have signed him for 12 when we had the chance...

[red g]

I think Alves might be lost for us now. Milan is in there as well now. We should have signed him for 12 when we had the chance...

just like essien for 3.5 or whatever it was. lost out big time

[AFII]

Alves will probably move and if we pay what Sevilla want then he will join us.

The other interested clubs will have to wait and see what we will do.

That is a big plus point in our favour.

It will probably be down to if the takeover happen or not. If it happens and Rafa want to sign him then I can't see him join anyone else than us.

[red g]

Alves will probably move and if we pay what Sevilla want then he will join us.

The other interested clubs will have to wait and see what we will do.

That is a big plus point in our favour.

It will probably be down to if the takeover happen or not. If it happens and Rafa want to sign him then I can't see him join anyone else than us.

When he apparently wanted to join us , that was before milans interest. Hemay prefer Milan to Liverpool it wasnt an option when allegedly he wanted to come to us before

[Rich]

Why am I commenting on this?

The one and only advantage in this situation is IF Alves and Rafa have developed a relationship.

But as we saw in the summer, it's a moot point if we can't stump up the cash that Seville are after.

[CAD]

Why am I commenting on this?

The one and only advantage in this situation is IF Alves and Rafa have developed a relationship.

But as we saw in the summer, it's a moot point if we can't stump up the cash that Seville are after.

*waits for Kaip to deliver the punchline*

[IJM]

There's lots of factors surrounding prising Alves away from Sevilla. Here's a list:

1. It assumes the takeover goes through. It seems highly likely with only question being the timeframe.
2. It also assumes that sufficient funds will be made available. Once again, the timeframe is a factor: will the takeover facilitate funds in time for January.
3. Will Sevilla be prepared to release Alves mid-campaign? It might take extra to persuade them to let go. But would we spend that much?
4. Other teams' interest can only serve to put little Euro signs in Sevilla's president's eyes. I can see that little ***t trying to ramp up the price again on that basis.
5. One thing's for certain, we won't be duped into a bidding war.
6. If Alves sits tight, signs nothing and refuses to negotiate with anyone but us, that will be our best shot at landing him. Even if we have to wait until the summer. I just hope this bit is true.
7. I can see us stretching to £14m and perhaps a tad more, but if Sevilla muck us about, we'll drop him like a hot tater and go look elsewhere.

I think this more or less sums it all up. Have I missed anything?

[AFII]

He scored Sevilla's fourth goal today against La Coruna.

"Sevilla make it four!! They are running riot! A cracker from Daniel Alves, who celebrates by donning a Santa Claus hat. Joker."

[The Glove]

Are you gonna post everytime he scores?

[AFII]

Are you gonna post everytime he scores?

Of course all the four or five times he scores

[Speedy]

Let's be honest, this kid is NOT the second coming some on here would have you believe he is. Rather, he is a decent player who will never actually play for us.