Ivan Rakitic became the first person to leave Barcelona, Barca were humiliated by Bayern Munich's 8-2 score in the Champions League, the team shouted a slogan of complete innovation, but so far, only Rakitic has been sent away, and he returned to his old club Sevilla at a very low price.
It is worth mentioning that Rakitic was known as the "Meibuki Group" group leader when playing for Barcelona, because he would change his ways to praise Messi. However, after leaving Barca, Rakitic's attitude seemed to change, and he began to say something that he would not have said when he was at Barca.
In an interview with Spanish media outlet El Desmarque, Rakitic even said that he was never close friends with Messi and Suarez.
Rakitic's exact words were: "For my own part, my relationship with them has never been that of a close friend. I believe it's difficult for a team with 23 to 24 players. ”
"My closest friends are Iniesta, Ter Stegen, Boateng and Firpo. But I respect both of them (Messi and Suarez). They're my teammates for six years and they're very important players. We've always gotten along really well and I have a lot of respect for them. ”
"During the quarantine due to the pandemic, we were close to each other because we were almost neighbors. I am very grateful for their attitude towards me over the years. ”