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Barcelona has the termination of the contract of technical director Eric Abidal as the behind-the-scenes purge of the club continues.
The Catalan club announced on Monday the dismissal of head coach Quique Setién after a lousy finale of the 2019-2020 season, having awarded Barca the name of La Liga to the eternal rival Real Madrid and leaving the Champions League spectacularly.
An 8–2 goal at the hands of Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals was the last straw of Setién, who had once again brought back a football illusion that disappeared under the pragmatic Ernesto Valverde.
Abidal’s last act as technical director to show Setién the exit door of Camp Nou.
The former French side found himself in the back of club captain Lionel Messi’s books after publicly criticizing players for “not doing much work” following Valverde’s dismissal in the game of the year.
Messi has publicly asked Abidal to “name names” for players he considers under-performance, adding that his ex-partner’s would ruin the entire team, adding the Argentine, if he didn’t go into detail.
From now on, the patron will no longer have to worry about the opinion of Abidal, who stopped by the club on Tuesday.
The official online website of Barca reads: “FC Barcelona and Eric Abidal have reached an agreement for termination of the contract between the two parties.
“The club publicly expressed its appreciation to Eric Abidal for the professionalism, commitment, determination and positive and close solution to all the spaces that make up the Azulgrana family, and wishes him good luck and good fortune in the future.
While Abidal’s departure would possibly please Messi, many say a complete behind-the-scenes restructuring is needed, starting with President Josep Maria Bartomeu, whose time in the rate has been negative news.
A series of inastrous transfers have prompted enthusiasts to ask the supdem chief, yet the boy himself has indicated that he will retire before the March 2021 presidential election.