He was once the essential element in Luis Enrique’s Barcelona team but after the recent arrivals of Andre Gomes and Denis Suarez, it could spell the end for Croatian international Ivan Rakitic. With places in the central areas at the Camp Nou becoming more competitive than ever, the players agent, Miquel Sors, sparked rumours of a move to pastures new this summer when he tweeted; “I think it’s time to leave…” 
 

Creo que es hora de irse...

— ⚽️ M.S ⚽️ (@MiquelSors) 22 luglio 2016

 

According to reports in the Spanish daily Sport, the arrival of Andre Gomes (a Juve target), could cause a domino effect which may involve The Old Lady. With the predicted sale of Paul Pogba, the bianconeri will have a vacancy in the midfield and plenty of cash to tempt the right candidate; that candidate could now well be Rakitic.

Steve Mitchell @barafundler