NO NEW DEAL FOR ABIDAL,WILL LEAVE BARCELONA AFTER HIS CONTRACT EXPIRES.

ERIC ABIDAL WILL LEAVE BARCELONA AFTER 6 YEAR FOLLOWING CANCER FIGHT.

Eric Abidal has confirmed he is to leave Barcelona after six years at the club.The French defender, who fought back from liver cancer and a subsequent transplant to play again, had hoped for a new deal after making his long-awaited comeback.But he told a news conference on Thursday that his time at Camp Nou would end when his current contract expires next month."I would have liked to have stayed and played on at Barcelona but the club saw it differently and I have to respect their decision," an emotional Abidal, who won 15 titles during his spell in Catalonia, said.

Barcelona president Sandro Rosell opened the door for Abidal to return as a coach once his playing career is over.Abidal returned to first-team action as a substitute against Real Mallorca on 6 April, before playing 90 minutes for the first time two weeks later against Levante.He was diagnosed with a tumour in March 2011 but needed a transplant after initial surgery failed to restore him to full health. 

 

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