Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic said he would love to play alongside Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann at Camp Nou.
Griezmann has announced his plan to leave Atletico after five years, with LaLiga champions Barca emerging as the favourites to sign the French World Cup-winning forward.
The 28-year-old turned down a move to Barca last year but Rakitic would relish the opportunity to team up with Griezmann.
He is a top-level player, [among] the best in the world, and of course I would love to have Griezmann on my team, Rakitic told Mundo Deportivo.
He is a great professional who has won almost everything and that surely can add to any team.
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Ukrainian Miners are truly a special club. For years now Shakhtar Donets has defied upheaval in this eastern European country to send a highly positive image to the world with quality football, fantastic footballers and successes that have not been left undocumented.
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