Dani Alves demands to be kept in ‘solitary’ after being ditched by wife over club rape charge

DANI Alves has reportedly demanded to be locked in his cell for most of the day after his wife left him over allegations he raped a woman.

The former Brazil and Barcelona football star has been in prison since he was arrested on January 20 amid claims he attacked the woman in a Barcelona nightclub at the end of last year.

Dani Alves has been in prison since he was arrested on January 20 over rape claimsGetty

Joana Sanz reportedly left Dani Alves after he was accused of rapeGetty

His wife Joana Sanz visited him in the Brians 2 Prison in Catalonia in February amid reports the model had demanded a divorce.

Sources said he “is completely devastated and very nervous” after his 29-year-old wife Joana told him she wanted to end their marriage.

According to Cuatro, Alves, 39, wants to be “locked in his cell” for most of the day in the prison where’s he’s being held.

It’s understood he’s now in a cell on his own after previously sharing with another inmate.

Alves has also gone on hunger strike and there are days when he doesn’t eat at all, according to reports.

But he is reportedly allowed daily visits in the jail, where he is said to have made his prison football debut.

It comes after Joana removed most photos of her with the footballer from her Instagram after he reportedly claimed he had consensual sex with his accuser – having initially denied he knew her.

The Tenerife-born beauty, who married former Barcelona defender Alves in 2017, has yet to make any official comment on the report.

Alves was sacked by Mexican club UNAM Pumas after he was remanded in custody by a judge in Barcelona.

A 23-year-old woman claimed she was assaulted by Alves at the city’s swanky Sutton venue on December 30, leading to his arrest on January 20.

He has denied the allegations.

A judge ruled Alves should be kept in custody, and he has been in the cells since at a jail outside the city.

Alves who enjoyed two spells at Barcelona before signing for Mexican side UNAM Pumas last year, claimed before his arrest he had never met his female accuser.

But the footballer told a court he had consensual sex with the woman.

His lawyer claimed he changed his version of events about the alleged sexual assault to cover up his “infidelity”.

Following the footballer’s arrest, Joana said she had lost the “two pillars in my life”.

Alves flew into Barcelona after agreeing to be questioned over the allegations.

Previously it emerged the woman claimed Alves slapped her and raped her in the nightclub bathroom.

She is also said to have described seeing the footballer’s intimate tattoo while he was partly undressed.

The tearful woman is said to have immediately told her friends what happened, and bouncers then alerted the cops.

Pumas terminated his contract after he was held in custody – and now they are reportedly seeking £4million in damages from him for breach of contract.

No date has been set for Alves’ trial.