Abidal has again talked about how his team-mate Dani Alves was willing to offer up his liver for the transplant.
Abidal twice managed to beat cancer and had successful liver transplant with his cousin Gerard acting as a donor. Abidal told Daily Mail: “My Barcelona team-mate Dani Alves offered me his liver. He was serious but I could never have accepted it. He also has a family and a career. It is a massive operation and it was too much.”