Rakitic is currently tied down to a contract at Camp Nou set to run until 2021, but he has slipped down the squad pecking order over the past year.
The Croatian playmaker has been restricted to just 15 starts in his 31 appearances this season, and has yet to find the back of the net.
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Frenkie de Jong, Sergio Busquets, Arthur and Arturo Vidal have all enjoyed more prominent roles, with the 32-year-old no longer one of the first names on the Barca team-sheet.