Mexican side Pumas have terminated the contract of Brazilian international, Dani Alves following his arrest on suspicion of sexual assault on Friday.
The full-back was arrested after a woman claimed that he sexually assaulted her in a nightclub in Barcelona on December 30, 2022.
The 39-year-old, who has denied the accusations, was taken into custody and appeared in front of a judge the same day. He was then ordered to be held without bail.
Sadly, the Liga MX side, Pumas reacted to the development by terminating the ex-Barcelona star’s contract, which was set to expire in July 2023.
In a brief statement to the press on Friday evening, the Club chairman, Leopoldo Silva announced that the veteran Brazil international is no longer part of the club.
Alves joined the Mexican side in July last year and has made 13 appearances so far. Most recently, he played in the first game of the Liga MX Clausura on January 8, 2023.
However, the Brazilian was not part of the side that lost 3-0 to Santos Laguna the following week.
Earlier on Friday, Alves attended the Mossos d’Esquadra de Les Corts police station in Barcelona to testify against the allegations. He was then taken to the Ciutat de la Justicia in Barcelona, where attended a court hearing. The court has since decided to jail him without bail, while the case in question continues to be investigated.
Alves has denied the accusations made against him, which came on the back of a visit to a Barcelona nightclub, saying: “Yes, I was in that place, with more people, enjoying myself.
“And people who know me know that I love to dance. I was dancing and enjoying myself without invading the space of others.”
