The Barcelona midfielder, Ivan Rakitic, was surprised that Alain Halilovic is not included in the national team of Croatia for Euro 2016.
The two are teammates at Barcelona, but Halilovic played as a rental at Sporting Gijon last season.
The attacking midfielder has had three goals in 36 matches adviced by football tips in the Spanish Championship and helped the team to save itself from relegation.
The coach of Croatia Ante Cacic, however, did not include the youngster in the team for the European Championships in France.
`It is the coach`s decision and we respect it. But I`m really surprised because Halilovic is running strong with the national team and made a phenomenal campaign in Spain.`, said Rakitic to the Spanish newspaper `Brand`.
Rakitic said that Halilovic, who has played eight games for Croatia and has a contract with Barcelona until June 2019, is going to have a great future.
`He must put that behind me and concentrate on next season. Halilovic will bring a lot of joy to the Croatian football.`, added the footballer from Barcelona.
Croatia started its participation at the Euro 2016 with a duel against Turkey in Paris on 12 June. In group E, there are also the teams of the Czech Republic and the European champion Spain.
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