Rakitic is always there

• Barcelona-Naples (2-1). Net is displayed in Miami

IvanRakitic is always there. The leaders of Barcelona believed to have convinced Ernesto Valverde to get the idea that the Croatian midfielder could be transferred this summer. The Barca coach, who has his fetish footballer in Rakitic, assumed it. But he did it knowing that hardly the player would agree to leave Camp Nou. He did not do it last year, when PSG and Inter Milan were interested in his situation. And he is not willing to do it now, although in the offices of the Camp Nou they still trust to obtain a good economic return for a 31-year-old player and already with five seasons as a Barcelona player behind his back.

But there is nothing more to attend to Ernesto Valverde to make sure that nothing changes regarding his trust in Rakitic. In the last friendly match against Naples in Miami - on Saturday night the duel will be repeated in Ann Arbor, Michigan - the Croatian played 90 minutes. And he also scored the winning goal, the second of the preseason.

Rakitic has strong reasons to resist in the dressing room of the Camp Nou, no matter how much the ticket offices occupied by the midfielders are increasingly numerous. Valverde's confidence in him is blind, although overpopulation in his area of ​​influence overwhelms .

Barcelona has nine payrolls on the roster of the first team, counting Rafinha, transferable, Sergi Roberto, who leaves the right side this season, and also Coutinho, despite the fact that the Brazilian got used last year to play as a false end left-handed, a reserved position this campaign to Griezmann. In addition, Riqui Puig will await opportunities with its affiliate file.

Rakitic's influence on Valverde is reflected in the latest report of the football union (FIFPRO) referring to the risks involved in squeezing players. The report (To the limit: The workload of the players in elite men's professional football) includes the Croatian midfielder as an example. Rakitic, between May 25, 2018 and June 13, 2019 played 68 games, 14 of them with his team, with which he traveled 30,000 kilometers. He played 72% of his meetings without respecting the five days of rest between them that the union advises to avoid short and long-term health problems .

The show , however, must continue. And Barcelona, ​​which concludes early on Sunday a tour of the United States that the Valverde coaching staff has not done any grace, already counts the days for its league premiere in San Mamés.

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• Ernesto Valverde
• PSG
• Inter de Milan
• U.S
• Coutinho
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• FC Barcelona

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