Quotes from Gerard Deulofeu

I worked hard at Everton. I learned many things, and I was lucky enough to achieve my goal of returning home.

It's clear that I will not be returning to Barca.

United are at a good level, but they are not on the same level as Barca.

I prefer scoring goals, but when I am playing out on the right, I tend to come inside and provide assists, but I also like playing on the left, and I think if that is where I play, then I will have more chance of scoring - but I just hope I can help the team score goals with my assists.

I am happy at Everton, but the only team I want to play for is Barcelona.

There is life beyond Barcelona.

Barcelona, of course, it is part of me.

England's very different. I was at Barcelona for 10 years, and it's another world.

I left Barcelona because I believed it was very difficult to have minutes in the first team, as there are very good players.

Guardiola was a very special coach for me, the first when I was at Barcelona. He is a great coach, a lovely person, and I have very good memories of that time, but I would have liked to have had a full year with him.

I want to play and be happy. I am not happy being on the bench, like most players.

I'm happy here at Everton. When I decided to come here, I came thinking only in my club, which is Everton, and nothing else. What has to happen next will happen next. I feel comfortable here. I do not know whether my game is more suited to the Premier league or La Liga, but I am very well here.

I am a winger, but in future, I want to play more in the middle. When you are there, you have a lot more chances to score.

I've come to Milan because I think I can play; otherwise, I wouldn't have come here. I'm pleased they were interested in me.

You don't have to be too clever to know that if Barcelona loaned me to another team, it's because they have little interest in me.

There are not too many coaches who trust in young guys.

At Barcelona, there is always talk of signings, but I want to compete with the best.

I learned personally and in football. Until you're away, and you have no family, the food, the weather, you don't know what you have, and you learn to value things.

It is clear that whenever you receive offers, or there are talks about interest of other clubs, it's because you are doing well at your club.

I'm 23, and I have played in the Premier League, in La Liga and in Italy.

In the day-to-day, one only thinks about his club in training and trying to be in the starting line-up.

In football, you cannot only play because of your quality and talent. Defence is a must.

The tactical way of Pep is the most incredible I have ever seen. When he was at Barcelona, that was their best team, I think.

If you want to be in the top teams, you know you have competition in your place.