Former Barcelona captain Diego Maradona has branded Daniel Alves "a jerk".

Axar.az reports citing Tribal Football.

Alves left Barca a year ago for Juventus - and Maradona is no fan.

"Dani Alves is a jerk, a man who plays the ball three or four times and commits eight or more fouls," Maradona remarked on TyCSports.

"Alves is always in a position of the pitch where football is not played."

He also took aim at new Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli.

"I'm very angry with Sampaoli," added Maradona.

"To take Aguero out of the national team for Icardi was crazy, Sampaoli does not know any more about football than [predecessor, Edgardo] Bauza, I'll tell him that much."