Brazilian star Dani Alves is set to decide between Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool in January.

The Barcelona defender is out of contract at the end of the season and has been targeted by all three Premier League clubs.

The 31-year-old is free to sign a pre-contract but the Spanish club have yet to rule out selling the player for a fee in the winter transfer window.

However, it seems that any chance that Alves could stay on at the Camp Nou has now been extinguished.

His agent and ex-wife Dinorah Santana said: "If the club [Barcelona] wanted to renew Alves they would have done it already. I would not do things the way they have."

However, Santana insists Alves is not short of options when it comes to finding a new club, adding: "We will leave the suitors until December or January... then we'll decide who to marry."

It now remains to be seen which of United, Chelsea and Liverpool can make the most compelling case to Alves and whether any of the three try to reach an agreement with Barcelona over a January deal rather than waiting until the end of the season to get their man.

Source: Express.co.uk