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Ivan Rakitic out of Croatia Squad to Resolve Barcelona Future, Says Zlatko Dalic

Bleacher Report | September 2, 2019

Related Topics: Barcelona, Juventus F.C., Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Azerbaijan, Marko Rog, Ernesto Valverde, Croatia, FC Barcelona

Croatia manager Zlatko Dalic said on Monday that midfielder Ivan Rakitic is out of his squad because he needs to resolve his future with Barcelona.

Rakitic has been linked with moves to Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus in the summer transfer window, and Dalic said in a press conference Rakitic was not ready to link up with the national team: "I spoke with Rakitic, who has still not resolved his future with his club and at this moment is not ready to play for the national team."

Croatia confirmed Rakitic has been replaced in the squad by Cagliari's Marko Rog for their 2020 European Championship qualifiers against Slovakia and Azerbaijan:

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ud83dudd01 Marko Rog replaces @ivanrakitic in #Croatia squad for the upcoming @UEFAEURO qualifiers against @sfzofficial and Azerbaijan.

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