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Rakitic denies Chelsea's link

Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic downplayed

rumors
linking it with a summer move to Les Bleus.

With young dutch

Frenkie
De Jong moving from Ajax to Barca this summer, many reports on Wednesday had hinted that Rakitic could leave Spain for the Premier League.

however, Mundo Deportivo reports that he is determined to stay in Catalonia.

"Since I'm here, I do not know how many times I have left and I'm back," said the Croatian, who scored in Barcelona's 6-1 win over Seville in Copa del Rey on Wednesday.

"I am more than happy here and my intention is to be here longer.

"I gave the president a little help to see if he would wake up with my renewal."

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Rakitic denies Chelsea's link

Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic downplayedrumorslinking it with a summer move to Les Bleus.

With young dutchFrenkieDe Jong moving from Ajax to Barca this summer, many reports on Wednesday had hinted that Rakitic could leave Spain for the Premier League.

However, Mundo Deportivo says that he is determined to stay in Catalonia.

"Since I'm here, I do not know how many times I have left and I'm back," said the Croatian, who scored in Barcelona's 6-1 win over Seville in Copa del Rey on Wednesday.

"I am more than happy here and my intention is to be here longer.

"I gave the president a little help to see if he would wake up with my renewal."