The French defender’s medical consultants revealed that the 32-year-old cannot be ruled out from making an appearance in La Blaugrana’s season with Tito Vilanova.
Question marks over Eric Abidal’s footballing career remain as the versatile defender recuperates from liver tumour surgery. The French stopper went under the knife for the second time in the space of 12 months, as he recovers from the life threatening disease.
In Pep Guardiola’s final months at the Camp Nou, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 suffered from their smallish squad and no able replacement in the left-back position.
Tito Vilanova has made sure that the same problem does not rise up again in his first season in charge of first team affairs, moving swiftly in the transfer market to acquire http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 in a 14 million Euros deal.
Meanwhile, Abidal continues to work in Barcelona’s Ciutat Esportiva gym, however, an estimate on whether he will return to compete for first team duties is anybody’s guess.
Juan http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carlos-c8346 Garcia-Valdecasas, President International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS), had some good words for the acclaimed defender, revealing that Abidal’s career is not under threat at the moment.
Garcia claimed that nothing can be said of certain at the moment and remarked that it all depends on the capacity of the Les Bleus star. He added that it takes around six months to recuperate from the procedures, with the final three months being the most
crucial.
"If he will play again? I do not rule anything out, but it depends on his capacity," Garcia-Valdecasas said while talking to TV3.
"What is normal is that non-sportsmen return to work after three to six months, sometimes after a year. And you have to give that amount of time to everyone.”
"The first three to six months are crucial. It is important that there are no infections.”
"I am really fond of him, and when Barca won the Copa del Rey and the players put his shirt inside the trophy, I felt connected with their action.”
"He went through a tough situation, which was hard for him to take at first, but ever since he took it well, all that he has got are friends."
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