Atletico Madrid are set to sign Barcelona midfielder during the January transfer window.
The newspaper "Mundo Deportivo" that the Croatian Ivan Rakitic, who played in only one game this season with Barcelona, returned to be the focus of the "Rojeblancos".
She explained that the Madrid club is ready to pay the 40 million euros, which is required by the management of the Catalan club to replace the international midfielder, who had expressed his sadness about the current situation and that he is waiting for the next transfer season to determine his future.
"The problem for Atletico Madrid is not in the value of the deal, but in Rakitic's annual salary of 6.5 million euros," Movistar said.
The channel explained that the club must make a balance in the accounts so as not to exceed the maximum salaries in the team, noting that Diego Simeone, Rakitic currently puts on top of his priorities to strengthen the midfield.
"The Madrid club will have to dispense with one of its players to not exceed the salary limits."