Rakitic silences the rumours: "I'm going to respect my contract with Barca"

Barcelona player Ivan Rakitic spoke to 'Sky Deutschland' and wanted to put an end to the rumours that speak of his exit from the Camp Nou.

The Croatian international hasn't stopped being linked with a move to Sevilla and in the last few hours he has been linked with Juventus again, in a possible swap for the Bosnian Pjanic.

But the Barcelona midfielder wants to silence these rumours no matter how: "I still have a contract until 2021 and when I sign I always intend to respect it to the end".

"If I can't see it out for some reason, we'll sit down and talk about it. But for now I'm very happy at Barcelona", the Croatian international added, making clear his love for the Barcelona colours.

Moreover, he did not hesitate to play down what the press publishes: "I'm used to it. I've been with this club for six years and every season it's been like that. Sometimes I remember that football is just a sport and it's better to laugh at it".