Dani Alves is very happy and proud to have returned to his beloved club FC Barcelona.

Six years after he last played for Barcelona, Dani Alves has completed his return to Camp Nou and is looking forward to a productive season under the tutelage of his former teammate Xavi Hernandez.

Sharing his thoughts on his sensational Barcelona comeback, Alves admitted that he is still “in shock” thinking about having fulfilled his longtime wish.

“I am still in shock. I have been trying to return for a long time,” Alves said of his Barcelona return via Diario Sport. “It is a privilege to return, we will try to rescue the Barça that we all know. We are in a process, but we have to accelerate it because we are Barça and there is no margin to make mistakes.”

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At 38 years old, Alves is also well aware that challenges are already waiting for him given he's already in the twilight years of his career. However, he is confident that the “superhero” feeling that wearing the Barcelona shirt brings can help him deal with all of it.

“I am facing an incredible challenge, one of the ones that fascinates me the most,” the Brazilian confessed. “To rebuild, fight, sweat … defend the shirt. There are two shirts that when I put them on I feel like a superhero: the one from Brazil and the one from Barça. I hope to spread all of that to my teammates.”

Alves has now joined Barcelona in training and he certainly brings in extra energy to the club.