Abidal under attack from Messi and xavi

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Quique Setien unveiled as FC Barcelona new coach
Quique Setien unveiled as FC Barcelona new coach

It has been a tough week for Barcelona’s player and now sporting director Eric Abidal.

The former player was called in for an urgent meeting by club president Josep Mariea Bartomeu after being publicly criticised by Lionel Messi over comments made about Ernesto Valverde’s sacking.

And it is not just their star player that the Frenchman has upset – it is potentially their future manager as well.

But Abidal took a swipe at his former team-mate this week, telling Sport: “There was no offer.

“If he [Xavi] has it, let him show it because I haven’t seen

Legendary midfielder Xavi, now cutting his teeth with Qatari side Al Sadd, held talks with the Catalan club over a return to replace Valverde before the signing of manager Quique Setien.

Messi caused a stir by criticising his former teammate Abidal on Tuesday, saying in a post on instagram that the club’s hierarchy, not the players, should take responsibility for sacking Ernesto Valverde last month.

Abidal had told Spanish newspaper Sport that he had sensed that “many players weren’t satisfied or working hard” under Valverde.
Messi responded by saying Abidal should name which players he had in mind so as not to tarnish the image of the entire squad.
And now Setien has revealed he has spoken to the players about the disagreement for around a minute and that they were only concerned about their upcoming matches.
Eric Abidal former Barcelona player
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