Carles Puyol talked about the latest Barcelona news during a Nike publicity event, praising 'Azulgranas' transfer target Luis Suárez as a "great striker". "I've played against him and he's very difficult to mark", the ex-defender noted.

Puyol went on to call Leo Messi a "key" part of Barça's future, adding "I hope he's going to be with us for many years to come and we can keep enjoying having him here".

The former centre-back also discussed the club's struggle to secure defensive reinforcements: "It's not easy to improve on [Marc] Bartra, [Gerard] Piqué and [Javier] Mascherano", he stated.