article_snippet: When Ivan Rakitic signed in the summer what was the reaction?
article_snippet: Ivan Rakitic was brought to Barcelona from Sevilla for £14million to replace Cesc Fabregas, who joined Chelsea and Thiago .
article_snippet: Who brought Ivan Rakitic to Spain?
article_snippet: Sevilla signed Ivan Rakitic from Schalke for €2.5m.
article_snippet: because within a very short space of time it was clear Rakitic was destined for bigger things and would make the club a tidy profit.
article_snippet: Rakitic was born in Switzerland but plays international football for Croatia .
article_snippet: Did Rakitic consider England?
article_snippet: Rakitic wife, Raquel Mauri, is a hairdresser from Sevilla, and so Rakitic preferred to stay in Spain.
article_snippet: Rakitic was close to going to Chelsea as a 16-year-old but Rakitic father advised Rakitic to move to Schalke instead.
article_snippet: The language was not going to be a problem wherever Rakitic went because the Swiss born Croatian international speaks five languages.
article_snippet: And even more so because Rakitic was denied the chance to face Rakitic international team-mate in the first Clasico of the season because Rakitic was left out of the starting eleven.
article_snippet: Without Rakitic Rakitic were completely out-run in the middle of the park.
highlights_snippet: Croatia midfielder joined Barcelona from Sevilla last summer for £14m .
  
highlights_snippet: Ivan Rakitic was close to joining Chelsea at 16 but opted for Schalke instead .
  