Rakitic: In my heart, Yamal is the number one hottest in the Golden Ball. I have not decided on my personal future yet

May 24th, 37-year-old Rakitic currently plays in Hayduke in the KFC League. Recently, he talked about his future and his old club Barcelona in an interview.

Talking about the time we played for Barcelona before

Rakitic: We do have an incredible team, especially in the past few years, 2014, 2015, and 2016 were our peak periods. In fact, it was almost impossible for that team to be strengthened at that time. It was difficult to find room for upgrading not only to explore internally in Barcelona or to sign ups from outside. But excellent players are always worthy of acceptance, and they can always bring improvement.

When asked if that Barcelona would leave a place for Yamal

When you have Messi on the court, everyone else seems redundant. But we always have a way to find a place for Yamal, and everyone understands that. He is an incredible player. We are talking about a 17-year-old boy, which shows that age is never a shackle. If he reaches the Champions League final, there will be no suspense in the Golden Ball. Although this is an individual award, team honors are equally important. However, even though he missed the finals, he was still one of two or three strong contenders due to his performance in the final stage. In my heart, he is the number one hottest person.

When talking about retirement, I am only focusing on the final match this Sunday. Although there is little hope for winning the league, this is the most important thing for me at this moment. In fact, I haven't decided yet and still enjoy football. I will discuss in-depth with my family in the future, and the final decision is up to me, not outside speculation.

Rakitic is 37 years old and has played for Basel, Schalke, Barcelona, ​​Sevilla, Lead Youth and Haiduke in his career. He played hundreds of games for Croatia and is known as one of the best players in Croatia's history.

Rakitic also won important honors such as the Champions League, La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the Club World Cup with Barcelona. In 2015, he helped Barcelona win the triple crown, and in 2018, he also reached the World Cup final with Croatia.