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2.Ivan Rakitić
The Swiss-born Croatian international started his career with FC Basel and then moving on to Schalke. However, his breakthrough came while at Sevilla, with him captaining Los Nervionenses to the Europa Club title in 2013. He came to Barcelona in 2014 and almost effortlessly stepped into Xavi's shoes following his departure in 2015. He is a vital cog in ensuring Barca's fluency in the midfield with his confident passing making life much easier for the likes of Messi and Suarez. The Croatian is nicknamed Rocketic for his much-celebrated net-busters from outside the D.
He has been instrumental in Croatia securing qualification to major tournaments in recent times and is the linchpin in a highly rated midfield. In spite of a string of poor performances for the Blaugrana this season, we can expect much more from the soft-spoken maestro in the coming years. Rakitić could be in the thick of things for Croatia at this year's FIFA World cup, with his country all set to take on Argentina, Iceland and Nigeria in Group D.
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