FC Barcelona: Bartomeu keeps Abidal in office despite the critics of Messi | LaLiga Santander 2019

The president of Barcelona made this decision after meeting with the technical secretary

• Civil war in Barcelona.
  

  Messi accuses Abidal of “dirtying” the entire squad
  

Josep Maria Bartomeu has decided to keep Eric Abidal as technical secretary of the first team, after the meeting he had with him for about two hours. According to sources from the Catalan entity, the meeting, in which the executive director of Barcelona also participated, scar grau, served to solve misunderstandings and reduce the tension between Abidal and Leo Messi, due to some statements from the first to the newspaper Sport.

In an interview on Tuesday, the technical secretary of Barcelona revealed that “Many players were not satisfied or worked hard” with the previous coach, Ernesto Valverde. These statements did not sit well with Messi, who accuses Abidal of dirtying the entire team by not giving names and not assuming his responsibility in the sports field, which gave way to all kinds of speculation about the dismissal of the former French defense.

After that disagreement, Bartomeu already contacted both this Wednesday to know his versions of the events and placate the moods. The president of the Catalan club spent a large part of the day in Brussels to represent Bara on a visit to the European Parliament in which the Catalan capital was promoted.

On his return to Barcelona, ​​he met with Abidal and Grau, not only to discuss the delicate situation in which they had left their technical secretary, but also to agree on the steps to follow the club with the long-term injury of Ousmane Dembl and other matters related to the sports future of the entity, according to the same sources.

Finally, Abidal remain in office and Thursday accompany Bilbao to the defender Samuel Umtiti, who will not be able to travel with the team to play against Athletic Club in the Copa del Rey by having to appear in a morning trial.

Bartomeu also does not travel to the Vizcan capital with the Barca expedition, since he has to meet his work commitments in the morning, although being in San Mams to witness live the quarterfinal match of the Copa del Rey