Eric Abidal Barcelona sporting director says Joan Laporta - ESPN FC
Barcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta has confirmed that Eric Abidal will return to the club as a sporting director if he wins the election. Laporta, who was president between 2003 and 2010, has confirmed he is running in next month's election and he was the overwhelming leader in recent readers' polls conducted by Madrid-based papers AS and Marca.
Josep Maria Bartomeu hits back at Joan Laporta at Barcelona - ESPN FC
"[Messi] is a value of Barca, and Luis Enrique has known how to get very good things out of him," he said.