Rakitic desvela Why remained in the Barça and refused to the PSG

Few weeks backwards appeared the rumours on a possible 'escape' of Ivan Rakitic to Paris Saint-Germain, that was had to disburse a near quantity to the 100 million euros for doing with his services. From the FC Barcelona not even took into account the offer of the French club, since the Croat is a basic player for the team.

After the party that the FC Barcelona won in front of the Real Valladolid, Ivan Rakitic spoke on the rumours and left clear that it wants to remain in the Barcelona team long more, by what resolved the subject on his possible course. In an interview for newspaper Sport published this same Thursday, the Croat explains why decided to remain.

"Defend this shield is the biggest. There is not team in this world that can give me more, if it is not money"

Iván Rakitic recognised that reflexionó on the possibility before taking his decision: "it did not go a moment punctual, but a reflection: they have been days in which it has spoken a lot of me and sincerely, arrived a moment in which it no longer wanted to listen, neither see neither read at all more. I thought it, I spoke with my woman and with my representatives and it reflexionamos everything".

Besides, the Croat recognised that his family took a fundamental paper: "I Listened to my woman and to my heart and darse that I am a privileged for dressing the T-shirt of the Barça. Defend this shield is the biggest. There is not team in this world that can give me more, if it is not money. My daughters are very happy in Barcelona: the elder already carries two years in the school and has his friends, and the small begins now the nursery. We are very well here and in this sense was a very easy decision. I am proud to be still in the Barça".

Also it recognised the importance of Eresto Valverde to remain : "it Influenced especially, by the confidence that has in me. He knows that it always can explain with me, if I have to break me some bone in the field, do it and without complaining me to try help to the technical body and to the team. Have this confidence of all is the most important. Of course that the míster helped: for a player, have the confidence of the trainer is the most important".

And if the Barça had accepted the offer of the PSG?

Rakitic Ensured that, in case that the FC Barcelona had accepted the offer of the PSG had had to put of agreement all the parts: "If it had been like this, we would have spoken it. It would be necessary to see what is the best for all, and if the club had come of this way, as perhaps my posture had been different. The important is that we can work together, that what was well for me was not bad for the club. The important is that we want to follow together. I seat me very wanted by the people of the club and by the fans. Therefore all was so fast".