BARCELONA SAID TODAY that they have agreed to sell Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic back to Sevilla.
Under the deal, the southern side will pay the Catalan outfit €1.5 million plus €9 million 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.
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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.
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 12 September.
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Rakitic back on familiar territory after six-year Barcelona spell comes to an end
BARCELONA SAID TODAY that they have agreed to sell Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic back to Sevilla.
Under the deal, the southern side will pay the Catalan outfit €1.5 million plus €9 million 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.
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 12 September.
© – AFP, 2020
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