'Rakitic happy at Barca, but...'

By Football Italia staff

Ivan Rakitic’s agent-brother has insisted that his client is ‘happy’ at Barcelona but ‘can’t say what his future will be’.

Mundo Deportivo reported earlier on Friday that the Nerazzurri were close to agreeing a fee in the region of €50m for the Croatia international.

His representative was quick to dampen any talk of a potential move when he spoke to Tuttomercatoweb - without ruling one out completely.

“Today the situation is easy to explain: Rakitic is very happy at Barcelona, Barca are one of the biggest clubs in the world and Ivan is happy to be a part of them,” explained Dejan.

“However, I can’t say what his future will be. The season isn’t over yet, there’s still a few games left.

“Ivan wants to focus on the Copa del Rey Final against Valencia and he wants to bring home another trophy.

“He has had a great season and many at Barcelona think so too. As for the match with Liverpool, it was a game for everyone, but that doesn’t take away from the good year Barca had.”

The 31-year-old has played 51 times in all competitions for the Blaugrana this season, while his contract does not expire until 2021.

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