Deulofeu: I wanted Everton return to be a surprise

Gerard Deulofeu has expressed his delight at signing a permanent three-year contract with Everton and says he wanted his return to be a surprise for his team-mates.
The former Barcelona winger spent a year on loan at the Merseyside outfit in the 2013-14 campaign, making 25 league appearances and scoring three goals - including an impressive strike against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
And the 21-year-old, who made his full international debut for Spain against Bolivia last year, is excited to return to Goodison Park after a spell at Sevilla last term.
Speaking to Everton's official website, Deulofeu said he kept tabs on the Toffees whenever they were on television last season, but wanted to keep his return to the club a secret.
"Yes, I always followed Everton," he said. "If the team were playing on television, I would watch the game. If not then I would look to check the results. I always wanted to see how they were doing."
He added: "I wanted to give everyone a surprise even though the papers have been putting out rumours for quite a while. I haven't spoken to Seamus [Coleman] and I said to Joel [Robles] that coming back was an option, but I wanted to keep it a surprise for everybody."
Asked whether having already spent a season on Merseyside would aid his integration this time around, he added: "Of course, knowing the players will help me to adapt a great deal. You don't have to start from the beginning again – you don't have to start from zero.
"I've been getting messages from some of the players like Seamus and I speak to Joel as well. That will all help me to adapt again and there's a really good atmosphere in the changing room, the guys are great."
Deulofeu struggled for game time while on loan at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan last season and although he says he is not a fan of the English climate, he is looking forward to a second crack at Premier League football.
"[I did] not [enjoy] the weather! It was a new experience at something I had never done before. I had come from Barca where I had been for such a long time. Everything was new.
"The fans and the people over here are so passionate about football. It's similar in Spain and the people over there love their football, but it's something completely different over here."

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