Barcelona unveils Denis Suarez: 'It's a dream come true'
Denis Suarez's return to Barcelona was made official Wednesday as the Catalan giants unveiled the midfielder after triggering the buy-back clause in its deal with Villarreal.
After spending the last two seasons abroad, with stints at Sevilla and Villarreal, Suarez admitted that he's happy to be back, and revealed his excitement at the prospect of playing alongside club legend Andres Iniesta.
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"I'm very pleased to be back at the club," he told the club's website. "It's a dream come true because when I left my target was always to come back here and that's what I've fought for. Because of my style of football, Barca is the best team in the world that I could play for. ... "
"(Iniesta) is a role model for everyone in football and I'm so happy to be able to learn things from playing alongside him," he told the packed pressroom.
A spot in the first team, however, is far from guaranteed. But Suarez says he's prepared to battle for his place in manager Luis Enrique's squad.
"I want to do everything I can here, but I am aware that this is where the best players in the world are playing," he admitted. "I'll fight as hard as I can for a regular place in the team."
Barcelona's director of professional sport, Albert Soler, added that the club will pay €800,000 to Manchester City as part of the initial agreement with the Premier League side when Suarez joined Barcelona B in 2013.
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