Juve's request which prevented Rakitic leaving Barca

The transfer market at the Camp Nou has upset some footballers both inside and outside Barcelona. Neymar has now realised that he will stay at PSG and he is hoping to return to Barca in 2020. 

Rakitic was also involved in one of the possible moves which was not completed this summer. The Croat has started on the bench in the first three La Liga matches and he knows that competition is stiff. Therefore, Barcelona included him in their offer for Neymar. 

In the end, the Parisians asked for too much money and Rakitic started to think about other alternatives he had on the table and that he was going to send him to Turin. Juventus were after the midfielder and it seems like they will continue to do so in 2020. 

The paper 'Mundo Deportivo' assured that Paratici and Abidal were negotiating for Rakitic and Bernardeschi. Barcelona were attracted by the possibility of signing the 25 year-old and there was a moment in which the parties were going to reach an agreement. 

However, the Old Lady asked Barcelona for 23 million euros to let their player leave, that is to say, Juve wanted Rakitic plus 23 million euros in return for Bernardeschi. 

The Spanish club rejected this as they said it was too expensive and finally, Rakitic stayed at Barca. He will be hoping Valverde sticks to his promise when he said that the Croatian would play many games this season.