Sevilla president denies Alves offer

Asked about new rumours linking Sevilla right back Daniel Alves (24) with a summer move to Barcelona (read more here and here), Sevilla president José María del Nido denied there has been an offer from Barcelona: "It's a lie and nothing more. We did not receive any concrete offer for a player."

The Sevilla president said that he has been receiving several phone calls for a number of players of the squad but that he did not enter any negotiation yet: "Until the Liga has not finished, we will not talk about players coming in or going out." Del Nido, who admitted that a possible non-qualification for the Champions League will have an effect on the planning of next season's squad, said that the club has even started talks with Alves' agent about a contract renewal for the Brazilian international.

In other statements, Del Nido said he hoped to keep Alves until his contract expires in 2012: "Last year we had the same talks, on many front pages it was said that he had already been transfered, but he still is playing for us. I'm sure when the season is over, we will be able to entertain ourselves during the transfer window, cause we're going to fill a lot of pages in the papers, a lot of hours on the radio and a lot of minutes on television."

Del Nido also ironically pronounced on the transfer price Barcelona president Joan Laporta would be ready to pay for Alves, who he descibes as 'maybe the best right back in the world': "For 25 million° I send him Daniel's shoes, so a boy from the youth academy can wear them."