Barcelona deny they illegally bought a liver for Eric Abidal

Barcelona have been in the headlines today with one of the more bizarre stories you are likely to read.

The club have issued a statement denying that former president Sandro Rosell illegally bought a liver for former defender Eric Abidal.

Abidal had a liver transplant in 2012 after undergoing surgery to remove a tumour on his liver and reports in Spain had claimed Rosell had purchased the liver.

Here’s Barcelona’s response:

“In light of stories published today in relation to the liver transplant received by the club’s former player and current Technical Secretary, Éric Abidal, FC Barcelona roundly deny any irregularity in the matter, as have Abidal and the Hospital Clinic de Barcelona facility.

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