Former Barcelona defender Dani Alves: 'In Paris they can be quite racist'

Former Barcelona defender Dani Alves: 'In Paris they can be quite racist'

Dani Alves no estuvo a gusto viviendo en París
Dani Alves no estuvo a gusto viviendo en París | AFP

The Brazilian didn't particularly enjoy his time in the French capital

Life in Paris wasn't to Dani Alves' taste. The Sao Paulo player has expressed as much in an interview with GQ as he looked back on his two years in the French capital. 

Former Barcelona right-back Alves says he time with Paris Saint-Germain was a "culture shock" and even suggested that people in the city are "quite racist." 

He said: "It was quite an interesting culture shock. If you visit Paris for a week on holiday, you will have the time of your life but if you spend a long time there, it gets quite tiring.

"It reminds me a little of Sao Paulo but in Paris, they can be quite racist -- not with me but I know what was said to friends of mine."

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