but Paris Saint-Germain star admits feeling "hurt" at acrimonious Nou Camp exit
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Paris Saint-Germain star Dani Alves has admitted he would rejoin Barcelona tomorrow if they called him.
The Brazil star left in acrimonious fashion in 2016 after an eight-year stay on a free transfer to Juventus.
After 391 appearances, six La Liga titles and three Champions Leagues, Alves remains bitter at not receiving the respect he feels he deserved for his hand in creating history at the club - but would still consider a stunning return to the Nou Camp.
"Barcelona is my home," Alves told Globo TV. "It's impossible to say that I wouldn't return. I would come back tomorrow if Barcelona were to call me.
"If I were to say that I didn't leave there feeling hurt then I'd be lying. I left hurt because I think I fought hard to create a great history at Barcelona.
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"I left with 23 titles in eight years. I finished up giving them more great results and then they ended it without respecting my story.
"They wanted me to have a farewell and I told them no, because I consider that place my eternal home and when a place is considered your home you don't have to say goodbye. What's the point in a farewell if you're going to come back?"
Alves still has another year on his PSG deal, but that did not prevent him from leaving the Bianconeri last summer when he insisted on his desire to leave, meaning a third successive summer move could be on the cards.