PSG are willing to pay €90m for Ivan Rakitic

PSG have been circling the market in the

last two weeks but they've finally asked

Barça to begin negotiations over a transfer

for Ivan Rakitic. The French champions are

ready to present an offer close to €90m -

his buyout clause is €120m - and want to

speak with the player to see if they can

reach an agreement with him. This is

happening.

The sporting department at PSG haven't 

made a move until now as they want to 

see the willingness to do a deal from all 

sides. During the summer there were 

other 

names on the table but PSG believe they 

could convince both Barça and Rakitic a 

deal is the best option available. After 

spending 10 days pondering a move, 

trying 

to gain a reaction from either the club or 

the player, PSG will now back up their 

interest with a firm bid.

There's no question that this would be a 

complicated deal to get over the deal but 

there's a chance an agreement could be 

reached early next week. That leaves time 

for a move to be finalised as the window 

doesn't close until Friday in Spain.

PSG are willing to offer a high sum for 

Rakitic but won't go up to his buyout 

clause. They feel a bid of around €90m is 

fair and they must first convince the 

player 

to switch Barcelona for Paris. PSG are 

certain that a transfer can only happen if 

Rakitic gives the 'OK'. The Croatian, up 

until now, has been reluctant to leave the 

club but it all depends on what they'll be 

able to offer him

Rakitic already knows, via his agent, that 

Barça won't offer him a new contract to 

make him stay. Not now or any time 

during 

the contract he signed last year. 

Barcelona 

are delighted with his performances but 

need to keep control of their wage bill and 

as such can't afford any more increases. 

It's clear that Rakitic's deal is going to 

look 

inferior compared to the other starting 

members of the team as they've 

all recently been handed new deals.

PSG hope they by offering to double 

Rakitic's wages that he might be tempted 

to join them. At Barça, they're hopeful that 

any forthcoming offer will be sufficient for 

a 30-year-old whose value is only going to 

decrease in the coming years. Both Barça 

and the player must now make a difficult 

decision. There's a lot of money at 

stake and Barcelona will need to sign 

someone else if the transfer is completed. 

Everything depends on these negotiations.