Newly promoted Barcelona technical director Eric Abidal, believes Andres Iniesta is irreplaceable.
Abidal, who replaced Robert Hernandez after the Spaniard’s contract expired and will work alongside head coach Ernesto Valverde in the 2018-19 season, made 125 league appearances for the club between 2017 and 2013. However, in his presentation, the former Monaco and Lyon defender revealed that Iniesta who joined Japanese club Vissel Kobe at the end of 2017-18 is irreplaceable but vowed to get the best out of French forward Ousmane Dembele.
“We will make the decisions according to the needs of the team. But we cannot replace Iniesta with a player of the same quality, that’s impossible. We want Dembele to have a brilliant World Cup, after that he can rest and then return here,” Abidal said. We are looking forward to bringing the best out of him,” he added.