Ivan Rakitic remains a target for Juventus

Already it does several seasons that Ivan Rakitic is objective of the Juventus of Turín. The quality of the Croatian midfield player joined to his versatility on the terrain of game -can occupy any position of the centre of the field- dazzle to the team piamontés. Until the past summer, his arrival to the Vecchia Signora seemed an utopia, but the true is that every time it is more near possibly.

Since it arrived to the FC pertinent Barcelona of the Seville in 2014, Rakitic turned into a basic piece in the centre of the field, adapting with a big ease to the Barcelona style for combining quality and defensive sacrifice to equal parts. His performance with Luis Enrique was fantastic and, with Ernesto Valverde in the bench, kept on being one of the leaders of the team.

But this season all has changed for the Croat. During the first months of competition, the technician extremeño hardly had he and, when it arrived him the opportunity to play more minutes, showed a worrisome bajón of performance with regard to previous campaigns. With Quique Setién, neither has attained to improve his feelings regarding game neither neither recover the place to title in the medullary.

The FC Barcelona, that needs to square the balances before the closing of the economic exercise, would see with very good eyes the sale of Rakitic if it arrived an important offer by him. According to the informations published by Tuttosport, the Barcelona midfield player will go back to be objective of the Juventus of Turín next summer. It treats of a player with poster in Europe and, in case that the picture piamontés make an offer convincente, will facilitate his exit.

It is necessary to remember that the Vecchia Signora is trying to knit a winning project around the figure of Cristiano Ronaldo. In Turín know that Miralem Pjanic wishes to change of airs and Rakitic could turn into the first option to cover the drop of the bosnio to the that, by the way, has linked with the FC Barcelona and with the Real Madrid from the Italian press.

A Barça that looks for relief generacional

The FC Barcelona wants to relanzar his sportive project and rejuvenate some lines of the field. Players​ like Arturo Vidal or the own Rakitic could leave this same summer to give step to others of more projection like Carles Aleñá or Riqui Puig. Besides, it expects that Arthur Melo and Frenkie of Jong step to in front.