Pumas terminates Dani Alves' contract "with just cause"

The president of the Mexican team expresses the commitment "not to tolerate acts that violate" the values ​​of the institution

MADRID, 20 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The president of the National University Club, Leopoldo Silva, announced this Friday the decision to terminate the Pumas contract with Dani Alves "with just cause", after the footballer's imprisonment for alleged sexual assault.

"With the information that occurred today about the legal process that the player Dani Alves is facing and for which he is detained in Spain, we have determined to communicate the following: the Club Universidad Nacional has made the decision to terminate, with justified cause, the employment contract with Daniel Alves' player from this day on", said the manager at a press conference.

Alves, 39, signed for the Mexican team last summer, after completing his second spell at Barça, a club with which he won 23 titles. "With this decision, the club reiterates its commitment not to tolerate acts by any member of our institution, whoever they may be, that go against the university spirit and its values," Silva said.

The Brazilian was admitted to the Brians 1 prison, in Sant Esteve Sesrovires (Barcelona), this Friday afternoon as ruled by the judge investigating him for allegedly sexually assaulting a young woman at the Sutton nightclub in Barcelona on December 30.

"The Universidad Nacional club is an institution that promotes respect, integrity, dignity and professional behavior on and off the field of its players, as they are a role model in society anywhere in the world. We cannot allow that the conduct of a person harms our work philosophy, which has been an example in the training and development of young athletes in our country," he added.