BEVERLY HILLS, August 21, (THEWILL) – Former Barcelona sporting director, Eric Abidal, has disclosed why he left the club after the humiliating 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the quarterfinal of the Champions League.
Abidal took to his social media account to speak further on his exit after Barcelona’s President, Josep Maria Bartomeu, disclosed that the Barcelona’s legend left on his own freewill.
“Over the last two years, I tried to make changes that I thought were very important for the first team. But, despite my conviction and persistence, I failed,” the former French international wrote on Instagram.
“This second goodbye brings to a close two years where I tried to work to make Barcelona better.
“Two intense seasons which I decided to bring to an end on my own accord. Whilst the board gave me a vote of confidence on Monday, I provided my resignation on Tuesday, waiving the rights to the final year of my contract with Barcelona.
“The moment has come to draw a line under the link between me and the club. Right now the club’s situation is complicated, but be in no doubt that I hope with all my heart that it will recover and that success soon returns just as this great club deserves.”
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THEWILL recalls that Ramon Planes has stepped in for Abidal and spoke about the club’s future plans on Thursday.
Planes said: “We want to build a project with young [players] and Messi. We are clear that we want to build a team of youngsters.”
