Ivan Rakitić was undoubtedly the engine of FC Barcelona, although the spotlights were always shining on Messi, Suarez, and Neymar. These three are synonymous with dominant roster of Barcelona, if not La Liga.
Barcelona splashed €85m in 2019, in the hope of finding a successor to Ivan Rakitic. They were competing against Paris Saint-Germain, and eventually convinced the Dutch midfielder to join with a better financial proposal.
Former Barcelona and Sevilla hero Ivan Rakitic is coming back to European football just six months after leaving Andalusia to join Al-Shabab in Saudi Arabia.
Spain face Croatia in the group stages of Euro 2024, in a replacy of the eight-goal thriller between the two at the last tournament. La Roja will be all too familiar with them, not least because of the presence of Luka Modric.
Without wanting to retire Ivan Rakitic ahead of time, the veteran Croatian midfielder has admitted that a career in management could be of interest to him down the line.
Former Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic has made a series of somewhat startling statements about his team’s atittude during the latter half of his time in Catalonia.
Sevilla are having a series of pretty disastrous seasons, if you ignore their fairly miraculous Europa League win from a year ago. Managers are coming and going, but they’re stuck with the same problems in the squad their predecessors faced.
Last summer saw a changing of the guard at Barcelona. Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba left the club after long, successful spells, with both players ending up at Inter Miami alongside Lionel Messi (and now Luis Suarez).
Sevilla have confirmed the exit of Ivan Rakitic, as he heads to Saudi Arabia to sign with Al-Shabab. Rakitic has lost his place in the Sevilla line-up, and has admitted Quique Sanchez Flores’ decisions were key in his exit.
Ivan Rakitic is spending his final hours as a Sevilla player. The 35-year-old is very close to ending his second spell at the Andalusian club, whom he re-joined from Barcelona back in 2020.