Alves, who has only made six starting-line up appearances this season so far, is facing a chllenge to transform his states in Qatar as a player who failed to live up to both of his hefty pricey tag and great resume as a top notch scorer in Brazil, Holland and England.

Al Rayyan have requested Al Sadd to loan it the Brazilian striker after the move of their Guinean midfielder, Pascal Fiendonuo to Al Nasser of KSA on loan either.