Liverpool and Arsenal are both interested in January moves for Barcelona star Ivan Rakitic,
who is expected to leave the club in search of newer pastures.
Both clubs could use an extra hand in their midfield area and Rakitic does seem like an
interesting option.
At 29 years of age, the £40.5m-rated player boasts of experience as well as skill but
unfortunately, he has struggled a bit to seal a regular starting spot for himself at the
Camp Nou this season.
Barcelona have never lacked quality midfielders and the situation at present is no different.
Despite his advancing age, Andres Iniesta continues to impress every single person with
his evergreen skills and trickery in the middle of the park.
He can still easily be regarded as one of the best in the world.
And now with Philippe Coutinho in the fray as well, one can understand Rakitic's decision
to leave.
The player has enjoyed his share of good times with the club though, having started out as
a regular ever since he joined Barcelona from Sevilla back in 2014.
He did help them win two La Liga titles as well as the Champions League in that time
and has undoubtedly been a key player for them in the past.
That said, he might find it tough to neglect interest from Arsenal and Liverpool.
At Anfield, with Emre Can expected to leave this summer, Jurgen Klopp will not have too
many quality options in the midfield area.
Also, he mostly deployed Coutinho as an attacking midfielder with Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane
as wingers.
Rakitic may not be the ideal replacement for the Brazilian but he could be a short-term
option until the end of the season.
The Croatian could probably fit better at the Merseyside club as there's a lack of
central attacking midfielders
at the club.
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