Barcelona’s Abidal could return to play again, doctor says
Barcelona defender Eric Abidal could return to play football again after his liver transplant, the surgeon who carried out the operation has said, according to Reuters.
The France international, 32, had surgery to remove a tumour from his liver last year, but after returning to play again, was forced to undergo a transplant on April 10 with part of an organ donated by his cousin.
"It's up to him. I wouldn't stop him. Time will tell," doctor Juan Carlos Garcia-Valdecasas was quoted as telling Spanish television station TV3 on Thursday. "If Eric responds well, there is no reason why he shouldn't.”