Eric Abidal will be leaving FC Barcelona after six trophy-laden seasons and having fought back from a liver tumour and a liver transplant to play again.
Abidal, who will turn 34 in July, said on Thursday that he would have liked to continue playing for the Catalans. He made his playing return from his liver transplant in April.
"Football for me is a passion since I was a child. I don't see myself quitting now. I have made all this effort to come back to play football. My health is better now. When my body tells me to stop I will hang up the boots."
“I have played here for six years, and it’s been the biggest experience of my life. I had two aims – to fight to be able to see my two daughters grow up and to play again"
"I would have liked to keep on playing here, but the club sees it differently and I have to respect that."
"I am going but I am sure that I will be back. have a very interesting offer from the club that I will have to think about."
"The most important thing right now is my last game. Let's see if my coach plays me and I can have some minutes."
Abidal, who will turn 34 in July, said on Thursday that he would have liked to continue playing for the Catalans. He made his playing return from his liver transplant in April.
"Football for me is a passion since I was a child. I don't see myself quitting now. I have made all this effort to come back to play football. My health is better now. When my body tells me to stop I will hang up the boots."
“I have played here for six years, and it’s been the biggest experience of my life. I had two aims – to fight to be able to see my two daughters grow up and to play again"
"I would have liked to keep on playing here, but the club sees it differently and I have to respect that."
"I am going but I am sure that I will be back. have a very interesting offer from the club that I will have to think about."
"The most important thing right now is my last game. Let's see if my coach plays me and I can have some minutes."
