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Ivan Rakitic Says Staying at Barcelona Is 'Perfect' for Him Amid Exit Rumours

Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic says it would be "perfect" for him to remain at the club despite the impending arrival of Frenkie de Jong and speculation linking him with an exit from the Camp Nou.

De Jong will arrive from Ajax in the summer, while Rakitic has been linked with a host of European clubs including Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Milan, Manchester United and Chelsea, per Goal's Sacha Pisani.

However, Rakitic isn't planning to leave, and he told DAZN (h/t Pisani):

"I like living in Spain.