Veteran Defender Dani Alves has confirmed that he is leaving Barcelona for a second time following his returning to the club last year.

The 39-year-old right-back rejoined Barcelona in November, five years after his departure from Spain to Join Italians campions Juventus.

The Brazilian confirmed his final departure from the club today via an Instagram post.

“I would like to thank all the staff for the opportunity they gave me to return to this club and to be able to wear that wonderful shirt again. You don’t know how happy I am,” the post read.

“It closes a very beautiful cycle and opens another even more challenging one,” he added.

During his initial eight-year tenure with the Catalans, Alves also won the Champions League three times and four Copa del Rey titles, among his 23 trophies with the team.

The defender also lifted  2016/17 Serie A title with Juventus, and back-to-back Ligue 1 trophies with Paris St-Germain (PSG), before Barca, to help them to second in the La Liga table

 Alves made 407 appearances for Barcelona, winning six La Liga titles. He started both Brazil’s wins over Japan and South Korea this month and will hope to be a part of his nation’s World Cup squad later this year.