Barcelona finds the substitute of Rakitic

It seems Barcelona is preparing for Ivan Rakitic’s departure in the summer, as he has already identified his substitute.

The Spanish daily AS reports that La Liga champion is preparing a 110m-euro offer for Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niquez.

The Catalan club sees the 24-year-old Spaniard as Ivan Rakitic’s ideal substitute, who is expected to leave in the summer.

Recently it was reported that Croatia is close to the deal with Inter, but Rakitic said yesterday after the match against Sevilla his future looks at Barça.