The most personal confessions of Ivan Rakitic

What interesting is always see to the players to 'open heart'. That they express freely, that confess feelings, that explain anecdotes. To Ivan Rakitic put him "the skin of hen" the day of his presentation like new player of the FC Barcelona. Because he, as it ensures in 'The Players' Tribune', had fulfilled the dream of any boy, "play in the Barça".

In the personal letter to the half quoted has made a conclusive affirmation and that defines perfectly the club in which it is: "if it does not like you the football of the Barça, does not like you the football". The midfield player of Croatian origin, that grew in Switzerland, where emigrated his parents before it began the war of Bosnia, began to play of professional way in the Basilea with an idea: "it Wanted to be Robert Prosinečki".

"If it does not like you the football of the Barça, does not like you the football"

His way had begun and his go through the rows of the Schalke 04 would finish it driving to the Spanish football. It was in 2011 when Ivan Rakitic, that did not speak the language and then had 21 years, would sign with the Seville. This same night, in the bar of the hotel where would lodge the first months like player of the Andalusian club, would know to which would be his future wife and mother of two daughters, with the one who would take seven months in beginning to go out. "When I knew to my woman felt that had a true reason by which play, and my career went up to another level", adds.

Rakitic Explains that the Barça "is a different club" with which the people of the city and of all the world has some links "sentimentalmente special". The arrival to the Barcelona team supposes a luck for Rakitic, for the one who "keeps on being a pleasure play to the football each day". 

In the half quoted also undoes in praises for Leo Messi: "Have the blessing to play with the best forwards of the world. It is a pleasure for me have the opportunity to play every day with him, and no only like fan of the football".

Key for Valverde

The start of course of Rakitic has not done more than confirming that it treats of a vital player for the 'Txingurri' Valverde. There is not any player with his characteristics to act in the centre of the field of the FC Barcelona. A versatile and polyvalent footballer, that stands out by his big quality but also by his sacrifice in defence, occupying hollow and also by his fitness.