The new contract will keep him at the club until 2015 and will contain a buyout clause of 150 million Euros. Alves, 27, signed for Barça in the summer of 2008.

Along with the Barça full-back and his representative, also at the signing ceremony were the Barça President Sandro Rosell, and Josep Maria Bartholomew, the Vice President.

After the signing, Alves was photographed in front of the club crest.