The former Schalke star has not ruled out making a move back to Germany in the future while also calling for Ernesto Valverde to be offered a new deal
Barcelona star Ivan Rakitic has not ruled out returning to the Bundesliga one day, hailing the German top flight as a "special" place to play football.
Croatia international Rakitic spent three seasons with Schalke, scoring 16 goals in 135 matches, before joining Sevilla in 2011.
From there he went onto become one of La Liga's most consistent performers, earning a £16.2 million ($20.8m) move to Camp Nou three years later.