Breaking: Mourinho Eyeing Star Barcelona Midfielder, Outrageous Bid To Be Tabled

Nov 12, 2016 at 12:37 PM

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Breaking: Mourinho Eyeing Star Barcelona Midfielder, Outrageous Bid To Be Tabled

With just 18 points from 11 games, Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United are not off to a great start in the first season of their relationship. Though they were back to winning ways against Swansea before the international break, they are looking a long way away from challenging for the title and will need some additions to the squad in January to help them compete with the best in the league not just this season but in the future.

There have been some star players who have been linked with a move to the club in the next couple of transfer windows including Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil but one player who Manchester United are reportedly desperate to sign is Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic.

The Croatian midfielder, who is currently busy on international duty joined the Spanish outfit back in 2014 and has already made close to 100 appearances for the side, assuming an important place in the squad.

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He helped the Spanish giants to a 5 top-flight trophies in the last two years and has been an impact player for the side since him move to the Camp Nou a couple of years ago.

His contract at the club runs till 2018 and Barcelona are in no real hurry to extend his contract with the player relatively happy with his place in the side.

However, Manchester United are now ready to make an attempt to sign the Croatian as they want to take advantage of his contract situation with Barcelona.

Rakitic will enter the last year of his contract after the end of the season and if Barcelona are unable to tie him up to the long term, they will have to sell him on the cheap next summer.

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Though Rakitic revealed recently that he is happy and that he snubbed offers from Chelsea and Manchester United, a lucrative offer from the Old Trafford outfit might see Barcelona struggle to keep their man in the summer.

Barcelona are also plotting a big money move for Liverpool star Phillipe Coutinho who is in the form of his life. The Spanish outfit are readying a £68m bud for the attacker at the end of the season and Manchester United are hopeful that this transfer might pave way for Rakitic to move to Manchester.

It will be interesting to see if Barcelona can land Coutiinho and if they will offload Rakitic, but at 28, the Croatian midfielder is in his prime and will have to think long before putting pen to paper at either clubs.

Do you think Rakitic is a good addition for Manchester United?

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