A famous player undergoes a liver transplant and mixes in. Members of contraband?

Spanish justice has reopened an investigation into the liver transplant 2012 of former French and Barcelona national football coach Eric Abidal, currently sports director of the Catalan club, where he confirmed the existence of new evidence indicating the possibility of contraband of members.

According to a ruling on Wednesday, judges of the Barcelona District Court found that there was new evidence against "people under investigation".

He explained that "it is necessary to reopen the proceedings and annul the decisions" that led to the closure of the case.

The court then dismissed the request to reopen the investigation because of "the absence of new evidence in the case, but only speculation and suspicion" and the "no evidence". unable to perform legal tests to the liver donor, Gerard Armon, a relative of the player.

Spanish justice had conducted a one – year investigation into a possible crime of organ trafficking before the case was closed. Abidal, 39, had a liver transplant seven years ago while he was defender of Barcelona and the French national team, who prevented him from entering for one year.

Abidal has always insisted that the donor was his relative Arman, while the latter denied having received money for the donation.