Dani Alves, who rejoined Barcelona last year, has announced that he is leaving the club once more.

Five years after leaving the Nou Camp for Juventus, the 39-year-old right defender returned to Barcelona in November.

Alves played 407 times for Barcelona in all, winning six La Liga championships.

"I would like to thank all the staff for the opportunity they gave me to return to this club and to be able to wear that wonderful shirt again. You don't know how happy I am," Alves said.

"It closes a very beautiful cycle and opens another even more challenging one," he added in a post on Instagram. 

Alves won 23 trophies during his first eight years at Barcelona, including four Copa del Rey crowns and three Champions League victories.

With a transfer to Sao Paulo coming before his return to the Nou Camp, the Brazilian won Serie A with Juventus in 2016–17 and Ligue 1 with Paris St. Germain in both 2017–18 and 2018–19.

He hopes to be a member of his country's World Cup team later this year and started both of Brazil's victories over South Korea and Japan this month.