Abidal says farewell to Barcelona

Barcelona news By Dermot Corrigan, Spain Correspondent Eric Abidal is to leave Barcelona this summer as the club have not offered him a new contract and he still feels he can contribute as a player at the top level. GettyImagesAbidal, sitting with his daughters, takes part in Barcelona's title celebrations - Abidal eyes France return Abidal, 33, returned from a liver transplant operation in early April, having previously undergone treatment for a tumour first discovered in early 2011. He has made four senior appearances since getting a medical all-clear to resume playing, but the club have decided against renewing his deal, which ends in June. The defender told reporters at the Camp Nou on Thursday morning that there were no health reasons preventing him from continuing