The 20-year-old believes the Liverpool striker is one of the best in the world and is looking forward to the new season after his loan spell at Everton

Gerard Deulofeu has stated that Luis Suarez would be a “great signing” for Barcelona should he move to the Catalan giants.

Barca are said to be very interested in the Uruguayan star, who is banned from all football-related activity for four months for biting Giorginio Chiellini during their World Cup clash with Italy.

And Deulofeu, who returned to Catalonia this summer after a season on loan at Everton, has expressed his excitement at the prospect of playing with Suarez to the Camp Nou.

“He [Suarez] is a very interesting player,” he told Mundo Deportivo. “For me, he’s one of the best strikers in the world and if he comes he would be a great signing.

“I’ve never had an idol but I watched Ronaldinho, and then players like Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi. They are so good, it’s impossible not to notice them.

“It’s a shame [Victor Valdes and Carles Puyol] will leave. We’ll miss them and we’ll see if Xavi goes, but there are players like Andres Iniesta and Sergio Busquets. They help the young people a lot.”

Deulofeu is confident that his time at Everton has put him in a good position to make a mark with Luis Enrique’s side.

“I really want to start the season, for everything to go well and to win everything with Barca.

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

“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.

“[Messi, Neymar and Suarez] are the best players but I am confident in myself. I think a lot of my chances and I work every day hoping to get my challenge.

“For now I’m on vacation, what I have to do is work hard and do what the coach decides.

“Just getting in the team will make me happy. Collectively the requirement of the club is to win titles.

“I like a little pressure. That’s how football goes. I think that without pressure we can’t be the best.”

The former Camp Nou forward says the Uruguay striker will be a marked man on his return from a lengthy ban – from opposition players, referees and the media

Luis Suarez’s biting antics would not be forgotten should he join Barcelona which could be problematic for the player and the club, believes former Camp Nou forward Hristo Stoichkov.

Suarez was handed a four-month ban from all football-related activity after he was found guilty by Fifa of biting Giorgio Chiellini when Uruguay faced Italy in the World Cup group stage last month.

Stoichkov, who was known for his temper during his playing days, has warned the Liverpool forward – who has been heavily linked with a move to Barca this summer – that he will now be a marked man due to his continued biting antics.

“The biting will be a problem… Because he is now marked for life,” the Bulgarian, 48, told Univision TV. “Playing at Barca with what he has done is a problem.

“All opponents, referees and the media are going to make life difficult. He will have to play between provocation and media attention, which will cause a permanent tension.

“Opposing players provoke you, look for violent reactions from you, try to get you out of the game.

“They think every day you miss will be a holiday. And if you’re warm-blooded… Sometimes it’s hard to hold back. In addition, referees are not aware of what you say but how you react.

“Every game is a psychological war. And then there is the media… It is not easy to live like this. You have to be a bit special to live with this. What will come to Luis Suarez is going to be very hard.

“He cannot afford to do it again. But now, nevertheless, he must be positive.”

The striker has been linked as a possible target for the Reds with striker Luis Suarez edging closer to joining Barcelona, but the Bundesliga side has dismissed the speculation

Schalke general manager Horst Heldt says the club have not been in contact with Liverpool over a potential move for Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.

The Netherlands international has recently been linked with a switch to Anfield as the Merseyside club line up potential replacements for Luis Suarez, with the Reds currently holding talks with Barcelona over the sale of the striker.

Huntelaar has been coy on the speculation and Heldt insists Schalke have no plans to part company with a player who has scored 59 goals in 100 Bundesliga appearances for the club.

“Most recently, I’ve read that Liverpool are interested in Klaas-Jan Huntelaar,” he told the club’s official website.

“Liverpool, Klaas-Jan and also his adviser have not contacted us.

“And we also have no interest in selling the player.”

Huntelaar has confirmed he is talks with Schalke over an extension to his contract, but is not keen to continue discussions during the World Cup, with Netherlands reaching the semi-final on Saturday.