Itangazo ry'ikipe ya Barcelona rivuga ko "mu minsi ya vuba Barcelona izatangariza buri wese ukuhagera k'uyu mukinnyi ndetse na gahunda y'ibirori byo kumwerekana." Nyuma yaho gato, ikipe ya Bayern, ibinyujije ku mbuga nkoranyambaga, yatangaje ko Vidal yamaze kuyivamo yerekeza muri Barcelona.
