Ivan Rakitic has emerged as a Chelsea transfer target, plus more from the papers across Europe. The Blues are on the looking for a new midfielder after letting Cesc Fabregas join Monaco earlier this month. Having focused on recruiting a striker in the winter window, with Gonzalo Higuain finally joining on loan last week, The Express suggests that a new central midfielder is now a top priority.
Rakitic is said to be high on Maurizio Sarri’s wishlist, and the Premier League side believe that they can strike a deal as Barca have agreed to bring in Frenkie de Jong from Ajax in the summer. Chelsea have also been working on deals for Leandro Paredes and Nicolo Barella behind the scenes, though neither play looks likely to join before Thursday’s transfer deadline.
Croatia international Rakitic has spent five seasons at Camp Nou and has been used regularly in each of those trophy-laden campaigns. Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic has emerged as a Chelsea transfer target, with Maurizio Sarri’s side planning a summer swoop for the former Sevilla and Schalke man.
The arrival of Frenkie de Jong from Ajax could see the Croatian fall down the midfield pecking order at the Nou Camp and the Blues view the 30-year-old as the ideal replacement for Cesc Fabregas, who joined Monaco in January. Rakitic does not want to leave Barcelona, though, despite De Jong’s arrival, and is hopeful of agreeing a new contract with the reigning La Liga champions. (Mundo Deportivo)
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