FC Barcelona: 5 reasons why the club has lost its identity

#2 Dani Alves's exit (2016)

Dani Alves slammed Bartomeu

Barcelona usually give their legends warm send-offs, agreed. It is much better than how Real Madrid treated Casillas, granted. However, in Dani Alves's case, Barcelona stooped so low to a point where they have to compare themselves with their arch-rivals to feel better. They're meant to be a club of a different standard, a higher level.

Alves, 34, joined Juventus on a free transfer from Barcelona in 2016 after spending eight trophy-laden years after which he hinted that he moved on because of a conflict with Bartomeu and the board. This is what Alves said after leaving the club:

They were false and ungrateful. They didn't have respect for me. They only offered to renew my contract when the FIFA ban came into effect. So that's when I decided I would play and I signed a renovation with a free clause. The people who run Barcelona have no idea how to treat the footballers.

A tweet followed from Alves proclaiming Bartomeu to be a liar. His tweet eventually triggered the 'Bartomeu out', 'Bartomeu Dimite ya' movement last year.

Mentira! https://t.co/gBQtjqUmtv

— Daniel Alves (@DaniAlvesD2) July 9, 2017