Eric Abidal close to Monaco transfer – Football news
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 international, Eric Abidal, is being monitored by a number of French teams as reported by his representative, but Claudio Ranieri’s club are the frontrunners to sign him at the moment.
Former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-c10409 Ventidelli. The defender will be a free agent by next week as his current club has chosen not to extend his contract. As a result of this,
Montpellier, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-Lyonnais-c40130 and Monaco have shown interest in his services.
“[Monaco, Lyon and Montpellier] are interested in Abidal. There's interest from other leagues too, but Eric's preference is to return to France for family reasons. Monaco are his number one choice,” he added.
David claimed that the left-back will be offered a short term contract because of his age but said that a return to his former side that he quit in 2002 can happen in the next few days. A number of Ligue 1 clubs are after him along with other European teams,
but the France international wants to join a French side because of his family.
“[The Monaco offer] is a relatively short contract because Eric is 33 years old. Despite the health problems he's had, he is in good shape. The contract duration will be short but there could be options afforded to the player once we've completed negotiations,”
he said.
The talented player wishes to sign for Monaco but they are offering a short term deal. The veteran star is in good shape even though he has suffered major setbacks in the last couple of years. It is a miracle he is still playing a tough sport like football.
“Negotiations with Monaco will be settled one way or another by next week as Eric has other proposals,” he finally concluded.
Abidal became famous at Lyon and then joined Barca in 2007. He caught the eye of the national team during his spell with Lyon and he still enjoys good relations with them. The agent also said that Pep Guardiola was interested in bringing him to Bayern Munich.
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