Barcelona star will leave if the club sign Coutinho

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BARCELONA STAR could leave Barcelona if the club sign Philippe Coutinho.

Croatia ace Rakitic does not fancy playing second fiddle to the Brazilian at the Nou Camp and is pondering his options should the Liverpool ace arrive, according to reports.

 Ivan Rakitic could leave Barcelona if Philippe Coutinho arrives to replace him

Rakitic turns 30 in March and would surely be in line for another big career move, should he be wanted.

No doubt Liverpool could be interested if he wanted to go the other way in a deal, although there would be question marks over quite how he fits into the style of Jurgen Klopp’s style of play.

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But there would surely be interest from rival Premier League clubs over the former Basel, Schalke and Sevilla midfielder.

Chelsea and Manchester United would especially suit the Croatia ace, as would Arsenal if they manage to qualify for next season’s Champions League.

 Ivan Rakitic has been on international duty with Croatia where he helped his country qualify for the World Cup via the play-offs

 Philippe Coutinho in action for Brazil against England last night

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