Barcelona president Joan Laporta has welcomed Daniel Alves back to the club.

Laporta beamed as he welcomed the Brazilian back to the place where he made his name and helped the club to multiple titles.

"Thank you for coming back," Laporta began telling Dani Alves. "We will do it again, Dani. It is a day full of emotions that are repeated from when you [first] came to Barcelona.

"Alves is a self-made man, who has fought, has talent and imprints his character wherever he goes.

"He is the player with the most titles in history. He told me that he wanted to come back and help this team that is being formed.

"Physically, he is gifted. I remember he told me the first time he came here that he used to walk or run 20 km to get to school when he was little.

"He's a person who likes to compete and he transmits that to the team."