Ivan Rakitic admits he would have liked to sign for Bayern
Ivan Rakitic returned to Seville last summer after six years in Barcelona but admits he would have loved to return to Bundesliga and play for Bayern Munich.
In an interview with German Sport 1, he commented that
Barcaoffered him to
Bayerntwo years ago, but that the German champions refused to bring him.
The decline of Rakitic’s form, the arrival of
Frenkie De Jong
and the rejuvenation of the team meant that there was no room for the 33-year-old midfielder.
"Honestly? I really didn't know anything about it,"
he told
Sport 1when asked about the report that Bayern were offered and turned down his services in 2019
.
"I think it's a shame that my buddy Brazzo [Hasan Salihamidzic, Bayern sporting director] made that decision. I would have liked to play again with Manu [Manuel Neuer].
"Joking aside: You have talked about it once, but nothing more. To be part of FC Bayern is certainly a huge honor. What this club has built up over the past few years is amazing.
"One can only congratulate those responsible for this. Bayern are still the biggest club in Europe, even if they were knocked out of the Champions League."
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