The message of Ivan Rakitic on Leo Messi and the FC Barcelona

Ivan Rakitic fichó by the FC Barcelona in summer of 2014 and dressed of Barcelona during six seasons, until the past summer fichó by the club of the that proceeded when it arrived to the Camp Nou: the Seville. In an extensive interview in the web of the FIFA, the Croatian midfield player desgranó his go through the group of the City Condal and his new stage in Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán.

The true is that Ivan Rakitic only has words of gratitude by all what lived in the FC Barcelona, a club in which it attained to win all the titles that were to his disposal. "Barcelona, the club, the city, his people, will be until the rest of my life in my heart", signalled the Croatian footballer, that left of good ways to the Seville in return of one million and half of euros.

Besides, Ivan Rakitic also spoke on Leo Messi, for the one who had very good words. "It is the number one, with all the respect to the others big footballers", commented the Croatian midfield player, adding that "it never will know Leo the a lot of that meant to play to his side". It is necessary to say that both understood to perfection on the terrain of game, doing estragos by the right band of the attack culé.

On his return to the Seville, Ivan Rakitic showed tremenda admiration by the Andalusian city, so much by the related with the sport as by what is not it. "Seville is the craziest city of Spain by the football. His passion. The people loves the football, with two big teams and big rivals creates a very special environment", explained the midfield player, that every time wins more weight inside the team of Julen Lopetegui.

The personal history of Ivan Rakitic

Ivan Rakitic also remembered how knew to Raquel Mauri, the one who at present is his wife and with which has "an amazing history" that began the day in which it arrived to Seville. "I arrived very late to the city accompanied of my brother and the next day had to happen the medical review. It was very nervous. We go out to take a glass and in the bar was a girl working. I saw it and I knew that it wanted to marry me with her", it confessed.

The Croatian midfield player did not have problems in recognising that Raquel Mauro refused him many times until finally it could go to eat with her. "It was not easy for me. I was sure that she had to be my wife, but was difficult to convince it that it went out with me. It refused me a lot. Hard work in the field, but this went much more difficult. To the seven months accepted to go to have lunch with me", explained.