Xavi: I would bring Dani Alves back to Barcelona

Xavi: I would bring Dani Alves back to Barcelona

"For me he is the best right-back in the world at the moment," he said

He also said he's like to see Dybala and Verratti move to Camp Nou

In an extensive conversation with Goal.com, Xavi Hernandez spoke about everything current at Barcelona. 

He was asked about a range of different players, too, including Dani Alves, who the midfielder said he would bring back to the club. 

"Obviously I would bring back Dani Alves," Xavi said. "He decided to leave but for me he is the best right-back in the world at the moment. Barça miss him a lot."

Xavi, now playing in Qatar, also spoke about Alves' Juventus team-mate Paulo Dybala. 

He added: "He's the Juve player with most talent. [Gonzalo] Higuain can also score a goal at any moment, but I think the most talented player at Juve is Dybala. 

"He would be a good option for Barça in the future. But it's difficult because Barcelona right now have practically the best players in the world and it's difficult to get in the team [up front]."

And on Marco Verratti, he said: "He would be ideal for Barça. Obviously Rakitic is doing incredible work, really good. I think he has adapted well to Barcelona's football. 

"But yes, Verratti has the ability to play at Barcelona, no doubt. And I think he has a lot of the qualities that I have as a player." 

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