Jiménez Resigned To Alves Exit

Alves has long been linked with a move to Barcelona, but despite Sevilla president Jose Maria Del Nido being ready to play hardball with the Catalans over the transfer fee, Jiménez suggested that the Brazilian's departure is all but certain.

"Unfortunately it doesn't look like we will be able to retain [Alves] but such work is for the technical body and if he does depart then they will have to find a new Alves who can come in and do just as well," he told the radio station of the organisation blanquirroja.

Jiménez somewhat disparagingly indicated that Alves "has not the player we saw in previous years," during the current campaign and although the full-back has a contract with the club until 2012, it seems unlikely that it will be fulfilled.

Moving on the general transfer talk, Jiménez explained that Sevilla do not have the financial resources of the big two in Spain, but believes that they can compete with them due to the hard work of all the staff at the club.

"We are a great team, but we do not have the chequebook of Real Madrid or Barcelona. We are a great team because of the great effort we put in across the organisation," he concluded.


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