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Former Milan star: I'm obviously not returning to Barcelona

Former Milan star: I'm obviously not returning to Barcelona

Gerard Deulofeu claims that he won’t return to Barcelona this summer.

The former Masia graduate returned to Catalonia last summer from Everton, because the Cules had a “buy-back” clause allowing them to nab him for 12 million.

The young Spaniard - formerly at Everton, impressed on loan last season at Milan, and has gone on to do well with Watford, who want to buy him full-time.

​Speaking to Cadena Ser, the 24-year-old said it was “clear” he wasn’t returning to the Camp Nou.

"[Gracia] has told me he wants me to stay at Watford and it's clear that I won't return to Barca -- I don't think Valverde wants me back," he told Cadena Ser.

"I just have to wait and see what happens. I've just come back after months out with a fractured metatarsal. I played my first few minutes since getting fit [against Tottenham] and we'll see what happens in the future.

"We will speak to [Gracia]. We have to take it slowly, analyse the situation carefully and see what happens. I need to be calm. I wanted to go out on loan [in January] and I don't think I'll return to Barcelona."