ALVES HATES REAL

Dani Alves has said that he hates Real Madrid so much that he will not ever play for them. The menacing Brazilian has a contract with the Catalan giants till 2012 but negotiations over a contract extension have hit a brick wall with Alves claiming that the club are not offering him a favourable deal.

His contract impasse with Barcelona has been sounded out around Europe with Eastlands outfit Man City waiting in the wings to snare the former Sevilla defender. Fernando Cavenaghi has been tipped to take his place at Barca.

However, in an interview with TV station Cuatro, Dani Alves has firmly squashed the notion of him jumping ship to his club's hated enemies.