Dani Alves once had a fortune of £47million but now has a negative bank balance of £17,000 and is being sent to prison for four years and six months after being found guilty of rape in Spain
Dani Alves is sentenced to four and a half years after being found guilty of rape, but goes to prison with a negative balance of £17,000 despite being ordered to pay court costs and fined £128,000 by the court. the victim.
The disgraced former Barcelona star was told he had been found guilty this morning by the court in Barcelona, where he was tried earlier this month after being driven to court in a police van.
In addition to his sentence, he was ordered to pay £128,000 (€150,000) in damages to his accuser, as well as legal costs for the trial.
However, his lawyer previously claimed her client is ‘blistered’ and has a ‘negative bank balance of £17,000’, meaning the ex-Brazil international may struggle to pay the fine imposed on him.
Alves was represented by lawyer Ines Guardiola, who she said had done so Mundo Deportivo per A footballclaimed that Alves also ‘has a legal embargo on a further £42,795 (€50,000) worth of assets.’
Former Barcelona right-back Dani Alves attends his trial in Barcelona on February 5, 2024
Alves was sentenced to four years and six months in prison on Thursday after being found guilty of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub
Ines Guardiola, lawyer for Dani Alves, is pictured leaving the court after the hearing earlier in February
It’s because the Brazilian, who played for Sevilla, Barcelona, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain during his professional career, reportedly once had a fortune of £47 million.
According to Marca, his last major contract UNAM Pumas saw him reportedly receiving more than £256,840 per month (€300,000).
The outlet also claims that he earned around £8.6 million (€10 million) annually at Barcelona.
The father of two has set up several companies in the past, including a representation agency called Flashforward Group, a sports consultancy called Cedro Esports and a fashion brand DM3 Fashion Moda.
But in February 2023, reports stated that Alves ‘faced a £4 million claim from former club UNAM Pumas for breach of contract.’
His contract was terminated after the Brazilian footballer was remanded in custody without bail over the alleged assault of a woman at a luxury Barcelona nightclub called Sutton in 2022.
The 40-year-old father of two is now facing his first night behind bars as a convicted sex offender.
He had been in pre-trial detention in Brians 2 prison near the Catalan capital since his arrest in January last year.
The former Barcelona defender had spent the past year in jail awaiting trial
Dona Lucia, mother of Dani Alves, and his brothers arrived at the court before the hearing earlier in February
Court officials confirmed on Thursday: ‘Daniel Alves has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison after being convicted of sexual assault.
‘The court also ordered him to stay away from his victim for nine and a half years and ordered him to pay his victim €150,000 and costs.
Alves protested his innocence on February 7 after taking the stand on the last day of his three-day trial at the provincial court of Audiencia in Barcelona.
His accuser gave evidence from behind a screen on the first day of the trial.
The trial initially began on Monday, February 5, just before 10:30 a.m., with the Spanish press reporting that negotiations had taken place over a possible settlement. Alves would then have admitted his misconduct and received a prison sentence of four years.
He allegedly beat the alleged victim and forced the woman to have sex with him in a toilet at the nightclub.
It is understood that prosecutors wanted to give him a nine-year prison sentence if convicted.
Alves, who went on trial last November, had denied any wrongdoing but admitted cheating on his ex-wife with his accuser, insisting the sex was consensual.
He had previously admitted that he had never met his accuser, but later changed his story, claiming there was no assault and that consent had been given.
Dani Alves is pictured with his ex-wife, model Joana Sanz, in a post shared on Instagram
Dani Alves’ family leaves court during the trial earlier this month – including ex-wife Joana Sanz (center left) and mother Lucia (center right)
At the height of his career, Alves was considered one of the best right-backs in the world
In 2023, the former Barcelona defender appeared in an exclusive interview from his cell in Brians 2 Prison near the Catalan city with Spanish TV and newspaper reporter Mayka Navarro.
He stated, “The only person I have to ask for forgiveness is my wife, Joana Sanz.”
Prosecutors say his accuser is currently being treated for post-traumatic stress and his female accuser has felt “anxiety and fear.”
Alves also faced repeated rejected bail applications, while his legal team lost the battle to keep the trial behind closed doors.