Ivan Rakitic is not one to throw in the towel easily and has two objectives clear: continue at the club and return to being undisputed starter. Incidentally also wants to renew his contract, something in which the FC Barcelona also agrees. Both sides already have contacts waiting for the turn to the resolution of the negotiations. Meanwhile, the Croatian has reaffirmed its people trusted and especially his representative Arturo Canales not hear any offer, even though it is not a secret that they have reached several important, with Manchester United of Jose Mourinho to the head, after receiving a "no" last summer resounding no longer insist.
Ivan Rakitic will continue training hard to regain the trust of Luis Enrique and not afraid of the terrible competition that exists in the midfield with the arrival of Denis Suarez and André Gomes , with Rafinha already he was. Without forgetting the technician to many parties considered midfielder Arda Turan . Yes, he was somewhat surprised to be changed against Real Madrid, but as he says he always accepts the decisions of the mister who is boss.
What neither understands nor accepts the Croatian international is the series of hoaxes and lies that are spreading from the ' cave ', starting because Luis Enrique has taken his hobby after having praised Ivan Rakitic to Pep Guardiola before the game Barca in Manchester before the City in the Champions League.
Loyalty to Barca
Since last summer, as reported by Fernando Polo in MD, Ivan Rakitic had options to leave at least three clubs were first class as Juventus, Manchester United and Chelsea. However, the Croatian decided to stay to fulfill his contract with FC Barcelona (signed through 2019), a commitment that both the midfielder and the club want to expand.
The Italian club already knew that Paul Pogba up and sought out a way to supply you with packaging guarantees. A Ivan Rakitic knew him too well and also they had suffered in the flesh: the 1-0 in the Berlin final won by Barca took the seal of the Croatian. In this interest he was joined by a United in which Jose Mourinho sought quality and claw to its core. Already he had Paul Pogba but wanted more. Just as a Chelsea that Antonio Conte also wanted to revitalize the average.
Input response Rakitic to his agent, Arturo Canales , was negative, but had to do a query to the club. The offers were important both economically and in sports and there was no question of closing band without knowing the position of the club. There were three possible scenarios: that the Catalan club to tell him I wanted to keep him and Ivan extend you his contract; which were opened to sell you looking for a good deal for both parties; or to be told they wanted to follow but not yet played talk of a renewal because there were other priorities.
The club 's response was sharp and clear: they did not want to sell to Ivan Rakitic and also maintained their interest in the contract and extend you promise to improve his record to reward performance. Since neither the Croatian nor his family wanted to leave Barcelona as the club wanted to keep him and reward him , the story ended as everybody knows: no to offers and working to renew his contract.
Real Madrid offer
But there is more, as revealed Roger Torello also in MD, Real Madrid also tried to gain the services of Ivan Rakitic . Florentino Perez tried to take into Croatian, which had tried just before fichara for the club and when he had committed Atletico Madrid.
However, Ivan Rakitic , despite having his compatriot and friend Luka Modric in the Bernabeu, opted to continue at the club. Two years after the first attempt in 2014, and taking advantage of the club it had bolstered average with the arrival of André Gomes and Denis Suarez , and therefore could jeopardize their title, Real Madrid again tried to seduce Barca, highly prized in the market. This time he did not have a firm offer. It was a statement of intent. The environment footballer received a call from a senior executive of Real Madrid to probe whether Ivan Rakitic would be willing to sign for Madrid. Like two years ago, the answer was: "No, thanks", arguing that if before Barca dressing already rejected the proposal, now, feeling as FC Barcelona and again there was the slightest option.
Florentino Perez , incidentally, wanted to recover the fact that the club had secured the services of Portuguese Valencia, with André Gomes , on the white entity fought until the last moment, like Juventus.
Ivan Rakitic , who shone in the friendly played for the club in Doha (gave the goal to Paco Alcacer ), will continue training hard this week to start against Espanyol in the derby on Sunday. Then he expects negotiations culminate with the club and can renew the contract. His family is very happy in Barcelona and he at the club.
