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DANI Alves has been caught signing Brazilian football shirts behind bars in exchange for cigarettes, it was alleged.
The Brazilian ace has been been in prison since January 20 after he was accused of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub last year.
The 39-year-old has now spent more than two months in custody at Brians 2 prison, Spain, where he has struggled in the confines.
According to Spanish publication El Caso, Alves was involved in a cigarette sale scheme at the penal institution.
The news agency alleged football shirts were smuggled into the prison by families of the detainees, which were then autographed by the “famous” inmates.
The signed jerseys are subsequently returned to the original owners in exchange for various products, including cigarettes.
A prison official claimed large amounts of Barcelona shirts had arrived into the penitentiary, it was reported.
Alves has kept a low profile since being behind bars and has even played friendly football matches with inmates.
However, if the claims of the cigarette scandal were found to be true it could further complicate the footie star’s future.
According to Brazilian news agency Metropoles, if Alves was proven to benefit from the scheme he could face new accusations from the Spanish court.
The new allegations come as the Brazilian defender was locked up in January by a judge investigating claims of an assault at Barcelona’s swanky Sutton venue in the early hours of December 31.
He initially denied any contact with his accuser, but is said to have changed his story and claimed they had consensual sex.
He denies wrongdoing.
The star’s new lawyer reportedly told a Spanish TV journalist his initial version of events was to “protect his wife” and cover up his “infidelity”. (Source: www.thesun.co.uk
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