Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitic runs during the Spanish League
“Clasico”. Photo: JAVIER SORIANO / AFP
Barcelona said on Tuesday they had agreed to sell
Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic back to Sevilla.
Under the deal the southern side will pay the Catalan outfit 1.5
million euros ($1.8 million) plus nine million euros in variables
for the 32-year-old, Barca said in a statement.
“FC Barcelona publicly express their gratitude to Rakitic for
his commitment and dedication and wish him good luck and success in
the future,” the statement added.
Rakitic, who had a year left on his contract at the Camp Nou,
spent three seasons with Sevilla and won the Europa League in the
2013/14 season right before he made his big switch in 2014.
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He was one of several Barcelona players who were reportedly told
they were not part of new manager Ronald Koeman’s plans.
On Monday, Lionel Messi boycotted Barca’s first pre-season
training session as the striker upped the stakes in his battle to
leave this summer.
After skipping coronavirus tests on Sunday, Messi missed
Koeman’s first session in charge since being appointed last
month.
It appears increasingly likely Messi will try to force a
transfer by refusing to play in La Liga next season, which begins
on September 12.
AFP
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