Rakitic speaks about his future and his relationship with Barça

The FC Barcelona​ poses changes in the staff of face to the next season and Ivan Rakitic is one of the players that has hanged the poster of transferible. The problem is that the Croat finishes agreement in 2021 and that, if it does not leave this summer, in January will be able to negotiate with any club to leave free. Something that want to avoid in the Camp Nou, since they consider that it is a valuable player so much to receive a good price of traspaso as to go in in a barter.

After several days of rumours and informations crossed that especulaban from with a desencuentro of the own Rakitic with the rest of staff until the split between the Barcelona midfield player and the club, has been the own player the one who has pronounced . It has done it through some statements for 'Sky Deutschland' that later collected the newspaper Sport.

In the first place, it subtracted importance to all these rumours and left clear that carries time accustomed to coexist with the speculations that situate him in another team. "I am accustomed. I have been in Barcelona during six years and have listened them during all they. Always deal to remember that the football is not only a sport but a bit more and, sometimes, is better to laugh of him", ensured.

It was then when the Croat contradicted the last informations and ensured that it gets along so much with Quique Setién as with the club: "The most important is that I am well and that get along with the trainer and the club". Besides, desveló his intentions of future, that are not others that fulfil his agreement. "Still I have an agreement and when I sign always have the intention to respect it to the end", commented.

Rakitic, this yes, tended the hand to the FC Barcelona once again to seat to speak of his future to decide that it is the best. "If I can not fulfil my agreement by some reason, will seat us and will speak in this regard. But by the moment am very happy in Barcelona", ensured, in some conciliatory words that little invite to think that there is a conflict with the Catalan entity.

The 'new normality'

Rakitic, besides, spoke about the turn to the trainings in some very distinct conditions to which there was before the propagation of the pandemia. "It was my first day in the open air after two months home, and was a fun and a bit odd feeling drive with gloves, with the mask... It is a new situation for us but has to be respected. I want to enjoy the moment and be smart to play if it allows us do it", sentenced.