Former Brazil footballer Dani Alves has been granted release on bail for €1 million ($1.1m) upon appeal, a court in Barcelona, Spain, announced Wednesday Mar 20, 2024.
Alves, 40, was convicted in February and sentenced to four years and six months in prison for having raped a woman in a nightclub in 2022.
He has been behind bars since his arrest in January 2023. His prior requests to be let free on bail were denied because the court deemed him a flight risk.
Dani Alves : " Messi, Paulinho and Depay still asking about me, I live in an apartment owned by Leo in Barcelona, he left it to me when I got out of prison, he helped me a lot there , now he is the one paying the lawyers to unlock my bank account and use my money, he always calls me if I need anything, he always tells me "we had a great time in Barcelona and I gave a lot to the club, it is impossible to leave you suffering it will bring shame to me and to you and to the fans of Barcelona and the club as well, you are a legend and you deserve a better life and a place that suits you, because you are a legend player" and he also regrets that no one cares about my situation now, if it weren't Leo I don't know maybe I would be homeless in the streets".
