Ivan Rakitic News

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Rakitic as called "versatile, hard-working and an expert reader of the game" by FC Barcelona, leaves the club after 310 competitive appearances and 36 goals and the same number of assists. FC Barcelona and Sevilla FC reportedly reached an agreement for the transfer of Rakitic at 1.5 million euros plus 9m in variables.

Barcelona FC midfielder Ivan Rakitic has said he wants to start playing again and for that he is even prepared to risk catching the coronavirus

After the arrival of Frenkie de Jong from Ajax and 31-year-old Sergio Busquets signing a new five-year deal last year, Barcelona’s midfield is looking a little crowded and the Croat could be the man shipped out this summer.

Ivan Rakitic`s cool strike in the first half was enough to see off Real and send Barca 12 points clear of their historic rivals, as well as giving them a 10-point cushion over nearest challengers Atletico Madrid.

Rakitic, 30 has played 102 games for Croatia but Dalic said they have players capable of filling in.

Messi scored from close range in stoppage time but Betis hung on to clinch a first league win at the Nou Camp since 1998.

While Modric may be a worthy contender for Footballer of the Year, his team`s quick switch in tactics during their World Cup semi-final against England shows that danger lurks around every corner playing against this Croatia squad.

Croatia ended Russia's unlikely World Cup dream when they won 4-3 on penalties to eliminate the gallant hosts after a dramatic quarter-final ended 2-2 after extra time on Saturday.

Thursday`s 3-0 win in Nizhny Novgorod sent the Croatians through with a match to spare following what daily Sportske Novosti described as "a magnificent victory to be told by generations to come."

Rakitic said it was important for the Croatian national team to work together to stop Messi, who in the first match against Iceland despite a missed penalty had nine shots on goal.

Croatia, which boasts stars like Juventus forward Mario Mandzukic, FC Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic and Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric, has demonstrated its strong potential, especially in midfield and attack, he said.

Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic named today a 24-man World Cup squad, which will be eventually reduced by one player, and is led by international stars Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic and Mario Mandzukic.

Barcelona announced last summer a three-year extension of the Argentinian's contract until 2021 - agreed with his father and agent - but the 30-year-old has still not made the agreement official.

Lionel Messi, who put in a superb 64-minute performance, opened the scoring after just three minutes and when Ivan Rakitic doubled the lead soon after, the writing appeared to be on the wall for a sluggish Real Madrid side.

Barca top the standings on 81 points due to their superior head-to-head record over Real, who also have 81 and have a game in hand.

Despite the news that Luis Enrique will no longer be their coach next season, Barca showed no negative effects as Lionel Messi led a 5-0 destruction of Celta Vigo in arguably the club's best performance of the season.

No side in Champions League history has ever come back from four goals down, but Barca hopes were raised by the sensational form of Lionel Messi in Saturday's 5-0 rout of Celta Vigo

A medical report said he underwent surgery on Saturday night in a hospital in Vitoria and will be out of action for five months.

 Messi caught up with Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo on 35 trebles in all competitions.