Ivan Rakitić: "The best thing about the quarantine is the time I can spend with Raquel and my daughters; the worst, the situation that is being experienced abroad, hopefully it can be resolved soon." [md]

Rakitić: "We get up pretty early and then have a routine similar to what they do at school. When there is a gap, I take the opportunity to do exercises in the gym. Of the 30 days that we have been in quarantine, I have only rested one day."

Rakitić: "My contract? I will tell you the truth. Barça is the perfect place. What I want is to enjoy and help the team. My idea is to fulfil my contract."

Rakitić: "The first part of the season was strange for me, I didn't understand it... But it's not about understanding, it's about accepting."

Rakitić: "Last season was my best of the six I have played here."

Rakitić: "I have a special affection for Seville, but directly to the city, I have my family there. I have always said that it would be a great dream to wear that shirt again, everyone knows it, but it's not my own decision."

Rakitić: "I always want to win, wherever I go, it's to win everything, always. First in training, then in games and then going for all the titles, that will never change about me."

Rakitić: "I feel better than ever and I see myself competing at the highest level for the next three or four years."

Rakitić: "Possible involvement in a swap deal? I am not a bag of potatoes. You can always talk to me, but the most important thing: I want to be in a place where I am loved, respected and needed, and where both I and my family feel good."

Rakitić: "If that's here, I will be delighted, if not, it will be where I decide myself."

Rakitić: "I would like to send a message to all the people who are taking care of us. The policemen, the firefighters, the effort they are putting in in the hospitals, which is impressive. They are our heroes."

Rakitić: "Board issues? I hope I can trust the people who are at the club and hopefully this can be reassured as soon as possible because now what we need is to be united, and hopefully it can be settled as soon as possible."

Rakitić: "Hopefully a solution can be found, whatever it may be, to be able to finish both La Liga and the Champions League."

End of thread. Link to interview: https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20200413/48449980079/entrevista-a-rakitic-rakitic-barca.html