Former Barcelona and France defender Eric Abidal is under investigation for organ trafficking following a liver transplant in 2012. The 42-year-old received a liver transplant in 2012 from his alleged cousin, but doubts have been raised about whether his cousin is actually related to the former player or Abidal (and maybe his then-club, Barca) paid a random guy for this, which could be illegal (and the case of organ trafficking).High Infidelity: Devasted Abidal in tears asks for forgiveness after his wife files for divorceThe judge investigating the case of Abidal’s liver transplant asks FC Barcelona for documentation to find out if there was any payment of money for the reported events, that is, a supposedly illegal transplant.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Specifically, Barca are asked, at the request of the State Attorney, to provide the list of Abidal’s payroll between May 2011 and April 2013 and to specify if there was any type of bonus or extraordinary complement. The club is also asked to explain if it made any payment to a representation agency related to Abidal to find out if it was allegedly the way to transfer money to his cousin, Gerard Armand, the donor.Abidal’s confession: Bartomeu rejected the Pochettino proposition, I wanted Neymar – he took Griezmann, I brought an investor to save the club, Bartomeu did not acceptTHU: 03.30: (3.80) VELEZ (3.10) RIVER PLATE (2.19)The operation for the partial transplant was carried out in 2012 and Abidal himself explained that the donor was his cousin Gerard residing in France. Barca’s ultimatum to Dembele – this time, not even his guardian angel Xavi could save himArmand would be the biological son of a sister of Abidal’s father, so they supposedly come from different fathers and from different mothers. In this circumstance, the investigation cannot be carried out through DNA studies according to the reports received by the court.Kluivert reveals Laporta sacked him without a single word of explanationIn an interview with La Depeche, Gerard Armand stated:”I never took a dime. All I did was donate an organ to save the life of a family member. I went to Barcelona to do a series of tests and analyses. They confirmed that my profile matched Abidal’s. The doctors decided to take a part of my organ. I remember signing papers before a judge in Barcelona. All of this was transparent.”
