After a season of discontent at FC Barcelona, Croatian international midfielder Ivan Rakitic will head back to his former club in a move that will make the reigning Europa League champions even stronger.

FC Barcelona transferred Ivan Rakitic to Sevilla on Tuesday for a transfer fee of $1.8 million, which includes over $10 million in variables. With this move, Rakitic will return to the team where he broke out as a star in Spain.

After beginning his career at FC Basel and then spending time with Schalke 04 in Germany, Rakitic broke onto the scene during his 2011 to 2014 tenure with Sevilla. He scored 27 goals in 117 games with the team, helping them win the 2014 UEFA Europa League title.

Rakitic then moved to Barcelona, where he was a crucial part of a team that won a Champions League, four domestic leagues, and four Copas del Rey during his tenure with the Blaugrana.

Now, at 32 and with his playing time dwindling at Barca, Rakitic will look to revive his career with Julen Lopetegui’s side, which will have La Liga title aspirations and will compete in the Champions League in the upcoming season.

Rakitic is expected to report to Sevilla training at some point this week or next.

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Just a year ago, it seemed like Ivan Rakitic is a core player for Barcelona, with the team rejecting multiple transfer offers for him. But in recent two transfer windows, the La Liga side wasn’t shy about letting other clubs know that Croatian midfielder is for sale.

Barca has recently made several of their players available in transfer talks, trying to accumulate funds for their pursuits of Paris Saint-Germain’s superstar Neymar and Inter Milan’s forwards Lautaro Martinez. Rakitic was identified as one of those players and the likeliest to leave Camp Nou considering his solid value on the market. As you can guess, this didn’t sit well with the player himself.

Rakitic recently had an interview with Spanish media outlet Mundo Deportivo, in which he expressed his unhappiness about the way he is treated by the Catalan giant.

“I understand the situation, but I am not a sack of potatoes to do whatever you want with,” said Rakitic.

According to the 32-year-old, he is only interested in leaving for a club that he wants to play with, and not the club Barcelona agrees on a transfer fee with.

“The most important thing for me is to be in a place where I am wanted, respected, and needed. And also where both my family and I feel good. If that is [Barca], perfect, if not, it will be where I decide, not anyone else,” he added.

Besides wanting to collect funds, Barca is also keen to sell Ivan Rakitic because he didn’t play much this season. Rakitic mainly entered the games from the bench, and has only played 962 minutes in La Liga. He contributed with four assists and has failed to score a single goal this season.

Rakitic should draw a crowd once the transfer window is open, and there will likely be a number of teams who will want to bring the experienced midfielder. However, Barca will probably had to cut their price for him considering the bad form and his advanced age.

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The transfer windows are closed in England and Italy, but that doesn’t mean we won’t see some more blockbuster deals until the end of this month. According to Sport’s Lluis Miguelsanz, Paris Saint-Germain are preparing a $103 million bid for Barcelona’s midfielder Ivan Rakitic.

Rakitic, who finished as a runner-up with Croatia at 2018 World Cup, would reportedly prefer to stay in Barcelona but is willing to listen to the offer from France. PSG is hoping to sell the 30-year-old on the idea of playing in Paris by doubling his $9.2 million salary. La Liga giants, on the other hand, don’t have the financial flexibility to match that offer.

It is unclear whether Barcelona would consider the option of selling Ivan Rakitic, especially since he assumed a prominent role in their midfield after Andres Iniesta left the club. On the other hand, they might not have a choice if PSG decides to activate Rakitic’s buyout clause of $140 million.

One additional option to pull off this deal would be to include midfielder Adrien Rabiot in the agreement. Barcelona has shown a keen interest for the French international, who has one more year left on his contract with Paris Saint-Germain. Barca is ready to offer close to $60 million for Rabiot while giving him a salary of $11.5 million a year. PSG isn’t prepared to go that high and is willing to give the 23-year-old wage in the range of $9 million.

There is still a week left before the transfer windows in Spain and France close, so there is a significant chance that we could see at least one of these deals going through.

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After a season of discontent at FC Barcelona, Croatian international midfielder Ivan Rakitic will head back to his former club in a move that will make the reigning Europa League champions even stronger.

FC Barcelona transferred Ivan Rakitic to Sevilla on Tuesday for a transfer fee of $1.8 million, which includes over $10 million in variables. With this move, Rakitic will return to the team where he broke out as a star in Spain.

After beginning his career at FC Basel and then spending time with Schalke 04 in Germany, Rakitic broke onto the scene during his 2011 to 2014 tenure with Sevilla. He scored 27 goals in 117 games with the team, helping them win the 2014 UEFA Europa League title.

Rakitic then moved to Barcelona, where he was a crucial part of a team that won a Champions League, four domestic leagues, and four Copas del Rey during his tenure with the Blaugrana.

Now, at 32 and with his playing time dwindling at Barca, Rakitic will look to revive his career with Julen Lopetegui’s side, which will have La Liga title aspirations and will compete in the Champions League in the upcoming season.

Rakitic is expected to report to Sevilla training at some point this week or next.

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Just a year ago, it seemed like Ivan Rakitic is a core player for Barcelona, with the team rejecting multiple transfer offers for him. But in recent two transfer windows, the La Liga side wasn’t shy about letting other clubs know that Croatian midfielder is for sale.

Barca has recently made several of their players available in transfer talks, trying to accumulate funds for their pursuits of Paris Saint-Germain’s superstar Neymar and Inter Milan’s forwards Lautaro Martinez. Rakitic was identified as one of those players and the likeliest to leave Camp Nou considering his solid value on the market. As you can guess, this didn’t sit well with the player himself.

Rakitic recently had an interview with Spanish media outlet Mundo Deportivo, in which he expressed his unhappiness about the way he is treated by the Catalan giant.

“I understand the situation, but I am not a sack of potatoes to do whatever you want with,” said Rakitic.

According to the 32-year-old, he is only interested in leaving for a club that he wants to play with, and not the club Barcelona agrees on a transfer fee with.

“The most important thing for me is to be in a place where I am wanted, respected, and needed. And also where both my family and I feel good. If that is [Barca], perfect, if not, it will be where I decide, not anyone else,” he added.

Besides wanting to collect funds, Barca is also keen to sell Ivan Rakitic because he didn’t play much this season. Rakitic mainly entered the games from the bench, and has only played 962 minutes in La Liga. He contributed with four assists and has failed to score a single goal this season.

Rakitic should draw a crowd once the transfer window is open, and there will likely be a number of teams who will want to bring the experienced midfielder. However, Barca will probably had to cut their price for him considering the bad form and his advanced age.

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The transfer windows are closed in England and Italy, but that doesn’t mean we won’t see some more blockbuster deals until the end of this month. According to Sport’s Lluis Miguelsanz, Paris Saint-Germain are preparing a $103 million bid for Barcelona’s midfielder Ivan Rakitic.

Rakitic, who finished as a runner-up with Croatia at 2018 World Cup, would reportedly prefer to stay in Barcelona but is willing to listen to the offer from France. PSG is hoping to sell the 30-year-old on the idea of playing in Paris by doubling his $9.2 million salary. La Liga giants, on the other hand, don’t have the financial flexibility to match that offer.

It is unclear whether Barcelona would consider the option of selling Ivan Rakitic, especially since he assumed a prominent role in their midfield after Andres Iniesta left the club. On the other hand, they might not have a choice if PSG decides to activate Rakitic’s buyout clause of $140 million.

One additional option to pull off this deal would be to include midfielder Adrien Rabiot in the agreement. Barcelona has shown a keen interest for the French international, who has one more year left on his contract with Paris Saint-Germain. Barca is ready to offer close to $60 million for Rabiot while giving him a salary of $11.5 million a year. PSG isn’t prepared to go that high and is willing to give the 23-year-old wage in the range of $9 million.

There is still a week left before the transfer windows in Spain and France close, so there is a significant chance that we could see at least one of these deals going through.

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