Abidal: 'Dembele is important and shouldn't worry about Malcom'

"We have to have a strong team to achieve the objectives, they are players who play in the same position and the seasons are very long," said Eric Abidal , when questioned.

He wanted to send a direct message to Dembele, signed last year for 1million euros at the end of August. "Dembélé is an important player in the squad and he has to be calm with this signing," said Abidal.

Jordi Mestre also ruled out the departure of the Frenchman: "It's a purely technical issue, but Dembélé is an important player for us, " he replied, when questioned about it.