Ivan Rakitic: Moving to Barcelona is a "dream come true"

Sevilla midfielder Ivan Rakitic admits that it will feel like a "dream come true" when he completes a move to Barcelona after the World Cup.

By Darren Plant, Senior Reporter

Published: June 11 2014 | 12:53

Last updated: June 11 2014 | 18:28

Midfielder Ivan Rakitic has revealed that he is "very happy" that Sevilla and Barcelona have come to an agreement regarding his future.

Rakitic played a starring role as Sevilla won the Europa League and finished fifth in La Liga, and after his performances moved him to the brink of a move to the Catalan giants, the Croatian international has admitted that it is his "dream" move.

The 26-year-old told Sport: "I am very happy. This is a dream come true."

The transfer will be completed after Rakitic has returned from the World Cup.

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	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Barcelona	14	11	1	2	42	14	28	34
2	Atletico Madrid Atletico	14	8	5	1	21	8	13	29
3	Real Madrid	12	8	3	1	25	11	14	27
4	Villarreal	12	7	3	2	23	19	4	24
5	Girona Girona	14	6	3	5	20	18	2	21
6	Mallorca	14	6	3	5	13	12	1	21
7	Osasuna	13	6	3	4	17	20	-3	21
8	Athletic Bilbao	13	5	5	3	19	13	6	20
9	Real Betis Betis	14	5	5	4	16	16	0	20
10	Real Sociedad	13	5	3	5	11	10	1	18
11	Celta Vigo	14	5	3	6	22	24	-2	18
12	Rayo Vallecano	12	4	4	4	13	13	0	16
13	Sevilla	13	4	3	6	12	18	-6	15
14	Leganes	13	3	5	5	13	16	-3	14
15	Getafe	14	2	7	5	10	11	-1	13
16	Alaves Alaves	14	4	1	9	15	24	-9	13
17	Las Palmas Las Palmas	14	3	3	8	18	25	-7	12
18	Valencia	12	2	4	6	12	19	-7	10
19	Espanyol	13	3	1	9	12	26	-14	10
20	Real Valladolid Valladolid	14	2	3	9	10	27	-17	9