The police strategy to capture Dani Alves on his return to Spain

Dani Alves is in jail after being arrested and sent to provisional prison to await trial after being accused of having allegedly raped a young woman in a well-known nightclub in Barcelona on December 31. The question that many are asking is how the Mossos d'Esquadra managed to get the Brazilian to return to Spain after being out of the country for several weeks.

The Mossos, as revealed by NIUS in today's edition, discreetly followed Dani Alves' movements to avoid leaks to the press that could put the Brazilian on alert.

The Sexual Assault Unit of the Catalan regional police force wanted to proceed with the arrest of the former Barcelona defender after receiving a complaint from a 23-year-old girl who claimed to have been raped.

The problem was time: 24 hours after the alleged crime, ABC published the first news story about this event, even getting the official statement of the young woman allegedly raped. For this reason, once Dani Alves returned to Spain for the funeral of his mother-in-law, the Mossos d'Esquadra organised his arrest.

Because the athlete's family still lives in Spain, the regional body was quite clear that sooner or later Dani Alves would return to our country. As the mother-in-law of the former Barcelona defender died last Friday, it was the perfect opportunity to arrest him, transfer him to the police station and get him to give a statement.