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Brazilian football icon Daniel Alves could avoid a protracted legal battle as he is reportedly interested in taking a plea deal from Spanish prosecutors in his rape case
Former Barcelona defender Dani Alves is reportedly set to agree to a plea deal with Spanish prosecutors who brought charges of sexual assault against him
Alves in trouble over rape charges
Alves has spent the last nine months in prison after an incident in a Barcelona nightclub led to the Brazilian facing sexual assault and rape charges.
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10:46 - 08.10.2023
Dani Alves: Brazilian footballer accused of rape fires his lawyer ahead of trial after spending over 250 days in prison
Dani Alves has opted to change his defense strategy ahead of his trial in the rape case after seeing all his appeals for his release on bail rejected by the Barcelona court.
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10:25 - 02.09.2023
Dani Alves: Imprisoned Brazilian footballer pens love letter to estranged wife ahead of trial in rape case
As Dani Alves awaits his fate in a sexual assault case, the Brazilian footballer who is currently in jail reportedly sent a romantic message to his estranged wife who weeks ago, declared her intentions to divorce the former Barcelona defender.
The former Barcelona defender has been in prison since the December incident and has been denied bail on multiple occasions as he awaits a trial to settle the charges against him.
Throughout his ordeal, Alves has claimed innocence, first stating that he did not know the accuser before switching his story after the release of CCTV footage, saying that he had indeed met the woman in question but had not done anything that was not consented to.
Alves likely to take plea deal
In new developments reported by Spanish outlet Marca, Alves could be set to change his story once again and change his plea to allow him to come to a compromise with the Spanish authorities.
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19:02 - 08.08.2023
'I don't give a damn' - Dani Alves estranged wife Joana Sanz bullish ahead of final verdict in sexual assault case
Dani Alves: The estranged wife of the imprisoned Brazilian footballer has finally spoken after attending a wedding with several friends on the same day he was prosecuted.
10:25 - 02.09.2023
Dani Alves: Imprisoned Brazilian footballer pens love letter to estranged wife ahead of trial in rape case
As Dani Alves awaits his fate in a sexual assault case, the Brazilian footballer who is currently in jail reportedly sent a romantic message to his estranged wife who weeks ago, declared her intentions to divorce the former Barcelona defender.
They report that Alves is now set to plead guilty to the charges in order to negotiate a reduced sentence with the prosecutors.
Alves could be facing up to 10 years in prison if he is found guilty in court, and the Brazilian is reportedly intent on avoiding a court hearing and is willing to settle out of court with prosecutors and the victim of the incident, who will be due compensation from the former Barcelona man.
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This new strategy is supposedly the masterstroke of his new lawyer, Ines Guardiola, who replaced Cristobal Martell with the joy of the former Brazilian midfielder.
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