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Rakitic Set to Returns to Sevilla from Barcelona
Barcelona said on Tuesday they had agreed to sell Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic back to Sevilla, AFP reports.
Under the deal the southern side will pay the Catalan outfit 1.5 million euros ($1.8 million) plus nine million euros in variables for the 32-year-old, Barca said in a statement.
“FC Barcelona publicly express their gratitude to Rakitic for his commitment and dedication and wish him good luck and success in the future,” the statement added.
Rakitic, who had a year left on his contract at the Camp Nou, spent three seasons with Sevilla and won the Europa League in the 2013/14 season right before he made his big switch in 2014.
He was one of several Barcelona players who were reportedly told they were not part of new manager Ronald Koeman’s plans.
