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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic has cried out over his lack of playing time at the club.<\/p>\n

Rakitic has found himself out of favour under manager, Ernesto Valverde as Arthur and Frenkie De Jong has been preferred in midfield by Barcelona coach.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old, who joined the La Liga champions from Sevilla in 2014, has not been regular for Barca so far this season.<\/p>\n

The Croatia International is now saying that he is sad at Camp Nou because Barca took the ball away from him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like to show my feelings. When it\u2019s time to cry, there\u2019s no problem. When it\u2019s time to celebrate, I\u2019m the first to do so,\u201d Rakitic told Jorge Valdano\u2019s TV show.<\/p>\n

\u201cI understand and respect the decisions of a manager, of a club, or anything, but what\u2019s true is I have given so much in the five-plus years, I\u2019ve had here, and what I want is to continue to feel good.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the most important thing for me. You only feel good when you\u2019re playing. That\u2019s the way it is. I am 31 years old, not 38. In reality, I feel like I\u2019m in my best moment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Rakitic was recently linked with a move to join Serie A champions, Juventus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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