Juve slam door on Rakitic move: "He doesn't interest us"

Paratici denied that Rakitic is on Juventus' agenda. Despite the several rumours, his answer was concise and direct. "He doesn't interest us".

"We have a great team and we aren't looking for reinforcements at the moment. Rakitic is a great player, but he doesn't interest us", he told 'ESPN'.

These are not good times for the player at Barça. The Croatian has gone from being an indispensable piece for Ernesto Valverde to playing the odd game.

For example, the player played 54 matches for Barca last season, starting 46 of them. He thus played 4241 minutes, scoring 5 goals and getting 10 assists.

Now Rakitic has only started one of the 11 matches he has played, with a total of 288 minutes. This status change hasn't just affected him at Barca, but also in the transfer market.