Alves To Make Peace With Sevilla And Stay

Daniel Alves is set to make peace with Sevilla and agree to stay at the club for the new season after he travelled with the squad to Monaco for the European Super Cup encounter.

AS are confident that all talk of a mega-bucks move to Real Madrid is untrue and are reporting that the Brazilian has agreed to to settle his differences and stay.

After a public spat with president José María Del Nido, it appeared that the pair would end up parting ways but events this week put an end to any ill-will.

Coach Juande Ramos is ready to use Alves like any other member of the squad and was not prepared to enter into any discussion about the player's future.

"He is here like the rest of the squad and will carry out his duties," the trainer said. "There is nothing strange about him being here. He is just one more player.

"I have not spoken to Daniel, nor with any other player since the funeral of Puerta in the San Fernando cemetery."

The report appears to be a direct response to Marca's claim that Real Madrid are preparing to sell a number of players in order to fund a mammoth move for the 24-year-old.

Chelsea had two bids rejected earlier in the summer as Del Nido held out for €40m, while the player was infuriated as he believed there was an agreement in place that he would be allowed to leave if a huge offer came in.

Having been named in the squad for the trip to Athens at the start of the week, Alves was accused by Del Nido of refusing to travel.

The player responded by claiming that he had been told to stay behind and train with the reserves in order to recover from a slight knock.

That disagreement paled into insignificance after the untimely death of Antonio Puerta and brought Alves back into the Sevilla fold.