What was an open secret for a few months was confirmed:

Ivan Rakitic returns to Sevilla

.

The fact that Ronald Koeman, the new Barça coach, told him that he does not have his services and the Croatian's desire to return to play for the Sevilla team, due to his family ties with the Seville capital, have finally caused everything to fall apart. has closed very quickly.

In fact, on Monday afternoon he had undergone the pertinent medical examination in a clinic in Barcelona.

Rakitic ended his contract with the Barça entity on June 30 of next year, but he had already valued the option of returning to the team with which he debuted in the Spanish League very seriously for a long time.

The return of the midfielder, in addition, has been closed at a bargain price.

Sevilla

will pay 1.5 million euros for him

to which up to nine million more could be added if a series of variables are met.

And the Barça club, in addition, will be able to deduct from his salary mass the token that the footballer has been receiving, around eight million euros net.

This Wednesday, at 11.00 in the morning, the footballer's farewell ceremony will take place.

For the Croatian, returning to Pizjuán means going home to practice.

This was demonstrated, for example, with his plunge into the pool at home, dressed, to celebrate the Europa League title won by the team led by

Julen Lopetegui

against Inter Milan on August 21.

Rakitic, who

arrived at Barça in the summer of 2014

at the express request of Luis Enrique, will leave the entity as the fourth foreign footballer with the most official matches for the Barça team, a total of 310. Only Leo Messi, with 729 matches, surpasses him Alves, with 391, and Javier Mascherano, with 333. Throughout his six seasons as a Barcelona player, he has won a total of 13 titles: one Champions League, four Leagues, four King's Cups, two Super Cups, one European Super Cup and one Club World Cup.

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