Is it unusual or not? Just five days before the closing of the Italian transfer market, Juventus sent sports director Fabio Paratici to negotiate a swap deal with Barcelona. The offer was not for the best attackers of the Blaugrana, but for Ivan Rakitic, the Croatian midfielder who has been sought after by the 'Vecchia Signora' for some time. However, the offering from the Turin team was not quite appealing.
According to the Italian newspaper 'Tuttosport', Juve offered Emre Can as a swap for the Balkan player. Any opinions on this offer? Well, Rakitic is six years older than the German midfielder and his time at Barcelona would be affected due to the arrival of Frenkie de Jong. For this season, Valverde's idea would be to use Busquets, Arthur, and the Dutch midfielder to reshape the midfield for the Blaugrana.
Emre Can, at 25 years old, was an undisputed starter at Juve, to the point that he played 24 games and scored five goals in the last Serie A campaign. However, his value is much lower than that of Rakitic, so Barca - probably - won't want to hear any more offers just days before the transfer market closes in Calcio.
Juventus brought in Matthijs de Ligt and Adrien Rabiot and Aaron Ramsey for free this season. It is clear that the last two rejuvenate the squad a little, although there would be nothing wrong with having an experienced player like Rakitic.
Barcelona is not considering Rakitic's departure for this season, and everything would be in vain unless there is an offer from the Turin team.
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