FC Barcelona made official the signing of Croatian international midfielder Ivan Rakitic from Sevilla last Monday.
Rakitic, who is with the Croatian squad currently contesting the World Cup in Brazil, has agreed a five-year deal with Barça and has cost the Catalan club 20 million euros.
Rakitic arrives at Barcelona on the back of an excellent season in which he was one of the key players in Sevilla`s conquest of the European League.
Rakitic made 59 appearances for the club last season, scoring 15 goals in the process.
He is Barca`s second signing for the coming season, following the arrival of goalkeeper Ter Stegen.
The arrival of Rakitic will serve to increase the doubts over the future of veteran Spanish international, Xavi Hernandez at Barça.
Before the confirmation of Rakitic`s arrival, there have been rumours that Xavi is considering an offer to play in Qatar and now that Rakitic has been confirmed, Xavi may prefer to end his exceptional career elsewhere.
Barca have already confirmed the sale of Cesc Fabregas to Chelsea and are looking to offload Alex Song as well this summer.
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