The Brazil international right-back will make the return to his home country, enticed by a three-year contract than no European club would offer him
Free agent right-back Dani Alves is close to a shock move to Sao Paulo as the veteran defender will return to Brazil to continue his career.
The Brazil international is without a club after his release by Paris Saint-Germain at the end of last season.
The 36-year-old took to Instagram last week in a tongue-in-cheek post, asking where he should send his CV as he looked for a new team.
The answer seems to have come from his homeland with Sao Paulo prepared to offer him a three-year deal, sources tell Goal, something no European club was willing to do.
The player, currently on holiday in the country is expected in the city in the next few days to make the move official.
Sao Paulo initially thought the player’s wage demands would be too high, describing the chances of signing him as “almost unviable,” but the lure of a long-term contract at the club he supported as a youngster has tempted Alves.