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Liverpool's Spanish youngster Suso says that he is likely to return to the club next season as the increased demands Champions League football are likely to take their toll on Brendan Rodgers' squad.

The 20-year-old has spent this

, but made 20 appearances in Rogers' first season in charge of the Anfield club.

"I will see what happens in the summer," Suso exclusively told MirrorSport.

"We will negotiate then, but I could be back at Liverpool because next season they are going to be playing in more competitions - they're returning to the Champions League for one - so we will see what happens there.

"I speak with [Brendan] regularly, we are always in contact and I'm also in touch with other people at the club.

"For those reasons I still feel part of the club and, when possible, I have watched the majority of their matches this season."

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But, watching from afar, does he think the Reds can secure the Premier League title?

"Of course they can," he continued. "They have an important game against Chelsea and if they can win that [on Sunday afternoon], then they look likely to lift the trophy."

Suso joined Liverpool in 2010, arriving from Cadiz, and this is the first season since then that he has spent away from the club.

He has made 25 starts for Almeria in Spain's top flight during the current campaign, starting the season particularly well, and has also appeared from the bench on a further seven occasions.

One of those occasions was on Sunday afternoon, when he came on as a second half substitute to score a wonderful free kick and earn his side a crucial three points in their bid to maintain their La Liga status.

"It was one of the best goals of my career," he admitted. "But not just because it was a free kick, but because it was so important in regards to the situation of this club."

It was his third goal of the season, while he's also crafted seven assists, and the Spain U21 international believes that his time with the Andalusian club has been "enjoyable and will only serve as a good thing" for his future, which he hopes will be on Merseyside.