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Abidal dodges Pogba talk to target treble with Vidal

Eric Abidal refused to entertain speculation regarding further Barcelona signings as he encouraged new man Arturo Vidal to target the treble.

With Andres Iniesta and Paulinho departing, La Liga champions Barca brought in Arthur and had been credited with an interest in various other midfield options before sealing a reported €20million deal for Vidal from Bayern Munich.

The names of Paul Pogba, Adrien Rabiot and Frenkie de Jong were all put to Abidal as Vidal was presented to the media. Despite not ruling out further business, the club's director of football preferred to focus on the new arrival.