Éric Abidal defends decision not to sign forwards in the transfer window

Photo by Quality Sport Images/Getty ImagesBarcelona’s technical secretary, Éric Abidal, has defended the club’s decision not to sign a forward in the winter transfer window. That course of action has come under bigger scrutiny after the injury relapse Ousmane Dembélé suffered.

“We count with players from the youth system like Álex Collado and Riqui Puig, who have risen with the first team and are also in the list for the UEFA Champions League,” Abidal said.

“I trust in the team. The executives, we have done a spectacular job thinking of the short, medium, and long term. Right now, in the moment of making a short term decision, there are some caveats when it comes to negotiating, but I take…