Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde open to sale of Manchester United target

Ivan Rakitic

The Croatia international has been linked with a move to Manchester United, with reports in Spain this week claiming the Old Trafford club had made an approach.

Now Cadena SER has reported that Valverde has accepted Rakitic’s departure at the right price after a meeting with general manager Pep Segura earlier in the week.

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.