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The 34-year-old, who gained cult hero status at Newcastle while also featuring for Hull City and PSG, had been without a club after leaving Bordeaux at the end of last season.

Alves, 38, has successfully passed his medical check-up, prior to signing his contract with Barcelona to June 2022. The Brazilian fullback arrived at Barcelona Hospital at around 9am to undergo the routine tests required, which lasted over two and a half hours.

The France international is out of contract at the Bernabeu in the summer of 2023, by which point he will be entering the last knockings of his career at the age of 35.