The statement with which the Barcelona announced the dismissal of Quique Setien He advanced it: the club will live extensive restructuring after the shameful defeat against Bayern Munich, which took the Catalans out of the quarterfinals of the Champions League with a final 8-2.
Thus, the dismissals continue in the offices of the Catalan team. This Tuesday, August 18, the Blaugrana cast announced the termination of Éric Abidal’s contract, who served as the institution’s sports director since June 2018.
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The Frenchman, who played for Barça, was the one who finalized the signing of Arturo Vidal for the whole of Barcelona, where the “King” has been for two seasons. “The club publicly expresses its gratitude to Éric for his professionalism, commitment, dedication and close treatment with all levels”, says the document issued by the Barcelona communications department. It should be remembered that in February of this year, Abidal had a strong public disagreement with Lionel Messi, captain of the professional team.
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In any case, the one of the former central defender and French side will be one more of the farewells of Barcelona, which finished La Liga in second place behind the Real Madrid, than won his 34th title local.
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