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Ivan Rakitic He was the discreet arrival midfielder, discreet goodbye and irrefutable performance in his passage through the FC Barcelona. This July 7, 2025, the Croatian midfielder has announced at 37 years of age with withdrawal from football and, in general, the memory he has left for all his clubs is irreproachable. In Barça, specifically, he arrived when he was 26 years old in summer of 2014 after three major seasons in Sevilla FC and change of 18 million euros and another 3 in variables, a bargain knowing the subsequent yield that dressed in Barça and at the same time comparing it with other players in the wide area that arrived for much more money and with greater expectation than him. Rakitic was not easy to sneak into the last great alignment of Barça de la era Leo Messiwhen landing at the Camp Nou in a center of the field that that summer of 2014 lost to Cesc Fàbregas and that on his squad he retained, among others, Sergio Busquets, Andrés Iniesta y Xavi Hernández. Rakitic's merit was to end up sitting most of the games to a myth like Xavi and convince his coach, Luis Enrique Martínezthat I was going to withstand the weight of purple with involvement, work and also with brightness. His quality surrounded, for example, to score the first of the three goals that, in the final against Juventus in 3015, gave Barça who is still the last of his Champions League titles. In six seasons as Culé, Rakitic was usually starting, won 16 titles, played more than 311 games in which he scored 36 goals.

Rakitic did not arrive in Barcelona with the announcement to dominate European football, but there was a legacy that on the day of his football jage deserves to be valued, even for comparative justice. In 2020, Rakitic returned to Seville for the modest figure of 1.5 million euros.

After his arrival in Barcelona, ​​the Barca club was recruiting a series of players that, each with their characteristics, came to improve in principle the performance of the Center of the Barca field. Interestingly, the players who gave the greatest satisfaction were not, much less, the most expensive, very rakitic style, although without arriving in the vast majority of importance, except Pedri.

In 2015, Barça signed the Turkish Arda Turanone of the stars of Atlético League champion and finalist of the Champions League, in exchange for 34 million euros plus 6 in variables. He already started badly for being half season stopped because of the FIFA sanction due to the so -called 'Masia Case'. In 2020 he finished his contract without playing as culé since 2017. Alen Halilovic That summer of 2015 also arrived in exchange for 2.2 million from the Dinamo de Zagreb. It was not the new Modric but Barça also did not invest so much to regret it.

In 2016, they arrived at Camp Nou Denis Suárez (3.25 million) and especially André GomesPortuguese midfielder of Valencia CF that cost 35 million euros and another 20 in variables, among which was winning the Golden Ball. Except 3, at least the rest were saved by Barça, which despite its poor performance managed to sell it to the Everton in 2019 for 25 million.

In 2017, facing the 2017-18 season, the Brazilian Paulinho Bezerra He arrived from the Chinese League in exchange for 40 million euros. He was only a season like Culé, he scored 10 goals and returned to his club of origin practically for the same figure: it was not bad. In January 2018, in the middle of the course, Barça signed the Brazilian Philippe Coutinho of Liverpool in exchange for 120 million and another 40 in Bonus. He came to be the new Iniesta, but from his time at Barça his two goals for Bayern are remembered as assigned by the club culé in the 2-8 of Lisbon. In 2022, at least, Barça managed to sell it to Aston Villa for 20 million.

In 2018, Arthur Melo He stopped in Barcelona from the Brazilian guild under the nickname of “Nuevo Xavi”. The Barca club paid 31 million fixed and 9 on variables. His step as culé was disappointing.

In 2019, Barça anticipated half Europe to sign the Dutchman Frenkie de Jong to the last great Ajax, in exchange for 75 million and another 11 in variables. He was called to be the dominator of continental football from the wide area. That year the Brazilian also arrived MATHEUS FERNANDES From El Palmeiras for 7 million. He left with the casualty after having played just 17 minutes like Culé. One of the least noisy signings arrived and, nevertheless, more productive of Barça in the last decade: the interior Pedri GonzalezTalent of the UD Las Palmas, 16, signed for 5 million euros and important variables that became more than 20. With 22 years, today it is one of the best media in the world and reference in Barça.

In 2020, one of the most prestigious media in European football, El Bosnio, landed at Camp Nou Miralem Pjanicpattern of the best Juventus of the 21st century. Did it through a kind of economic-sports barter with Arthur Melo. Neither one, in Barcelona, ​​nor the other, in Turin, worked. In 2022, Pjanic definitely disconnected from Barça to sign for the Sharjah FC of Arab Emirates.

After 2021 without reinforcements for the average, in 2002 the incorporation of the ivory was closed Franck Kingéthat he had been champion of the 'Scudetto' and that he had finished his contract with Milan, therefore at zero cost. His season at Barça was profitable in every way: he scored the goal to Real Madrid that virtually certified the league title and then left 12 million euros of benefit when sold in 2023 to the Al-Ahli of Saudi Arabia.

In 2023, after the march of the iconic Sergio BusquetsBarça signed his former canterano Oriol Romeuwho had made a great season at Girona. For the midfielder he paid 3.5 million, although his performance was very much more than to be a residual contest player before returning to Montilivi last year without the same impact. As a star signing, it was possible to close the German Ilkay Gündogancaptain and reference in the wide area of ​​which he was European champion, Manchester City. He arrived after ending contract. With 32 years he contributed 5 goals and 14 assists but some difference in the costumes and the feeling of repentant took him back to the City.

In 2024, being more a midfielder than a midfielder like Dani Olmowas the stellar signing of the summer culé, in an investment of 55 million and 7 in Bonus, which were on the way to Leipzig. Despite some injuries, its performance helped Barça win league, cup and supercopa-

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Therefore, it is clear that Rakitic's goodbye to football deserves, even for a few hours on the day of his farewell, a memory of his passage through Barça. There are not so many FC Barcelona players that they have scored some goal that has made European champion to the Barca team, specifically nine players Ronald Koeman, Samuel hero'o, Iuliano Belletti, Leo Messi, Pedro Rodríguez, David Villa, Luis Suárez, Neymar Junior and his own Ivan Rakitic.



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