Eric AbidalLeads a tightrope in the FC Barcelona from his ‘rifi-rafe’ with Leo Messi several months ago. The Frenchman has not enjoyed the approval of the heavyweights since that incident and his work at the head of the technical secretariat had not made him essential either. His mistakes in terms of transfers are a reality and this, added to the problem with the Argentine, predicted a very dark future for the Barcelona club.
In the end what had to happen has happened and Barça has decided to do without the Frenchman. The Barça team has announced this decision in a statement in which he states that he has reached an agreement with him to terminate his contract. In this way, more than two years of union between the culé team and the former defender, who returned to Barcelona in June 2018 to replace Robert Fernández, end.
The club wanted to thank in this letter the work of Abidal in these two years at the head of the sports management of Barcelona. “The club publicly expresses its gratitude to Éric Abidal for the professionalism, commitment, dedication and treatment positive and close that he has always shown towards all the estates that make up the Barça family, and wishes him luck and success in the future “, they affirmed.
A good part of the blame is attributed to the French in the failed signing of Philippe Coutinho, which is probably already the worst operation in the club’s history. The Brazilian cost 120 million euros plus 40 for goals to become the most expensive arrival in the history of Barça. But the midfielder has not been even close to proving that he is worth that and right now it is only a huge economic problem that the Catalans want to get rid of.
In addition, the former left-back is also blamed for other arrivals that have not worked and that have meant huge financial outlays for Barcelona. The most popular are those of Ousmane Dembélé and Antoine Griezmann, which cost 105 and 120 ‘kilos’, respectively. The Vernon winger, in addition, cost 40 more for objectives, of which at least 20 have been paid. To date, none has given the expected level due to injuries, as is the case of the former Dortmund, or for adaptation problems, such as the former rojiblanco.
The club wants profound changes this summer
In short, Abidal’s work at the head of the Barcelona technical secretariat seems to have had more shadows than lights in his two years in office. The humiliating failure in the Champions League has been the last nail for his grave and this past Monday his farewell was decided at the meeting held by the Board of Directors. Josep Maria Bartomeu has promised profound changes in the club and has started with Quique Setién and the Frenchman, who are already part of the past.
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