Alves agent talks down Premier League move

Reported interested from Chelsea and Manchester City had fuelled speculation of potential bids for the right-back, but those reports appear to be wide of the mark.

Alves, whose current deal expires in 2012, has been linked with a move away from Barcelona in recent weeks, with reports claiming a £25m deal was tabled from Manchester City for the 27-year-old.

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Nick Moore

Nick Moore is a freelance journalist based on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. He wrote his first FourFourTwo feature in 2001 about Gerard Houllier's cup-treble-winning Liverpool side, and has continued to ink his witty words for the mag ever since. Nick has produced FFT's 'Ask A Silly Question' interview for 16 years, once getting Peter Crouch to confess that he dreams about being a dwarf.