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Gerard Deulofeu says he wants to be playing regularly for Everton in order to “feel important”.

The Blues’ summer signing from Barcelona has featured five times this season after missing the opening game with a hamstring injury.

Deulofeu, after coming off the bench against Swansea City on Saturday, could be in line for a first start of the campaign against Reading tomorrow night.

And the 21-year-old says he wants to rack up a load of games for Everton.

“Roberto Martínez makes me feel very calm, though I know that being calm isn’t really me, and I tell him that,” Deulofeu said in an interview with Marca.

“I need to be playing, to feel important.

“I now see myself as more professional. I live by football, and it is football that will bring me glory.

“I was at Barcelona B for two seasons and now I am starting off another season in the top flight.

“I really want to show what I have to give.

“I want to establish myself here and play a lot of games for Everton.

“The year I spent here before was a good one, pretty good, I’d say.

“I was very young of course, just 19, but the experience taught me quite a lot.”

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Deulofeu returned to Barcelona after his season on loan at Everton during the 2013-14 campaign but was immediately sent to Sevilla.

Barca hoped the winger’s development would continue in Andulacia but Deulofeu endured a difficult time under Unai Emery.

“Sevilla? I had three or four very bad months.

“From August to the end of January it was good.”

He added: “These things did not go as expected. The confidence of other teams, I never had in Seville. In the last three months the manager decided to move away . I do not hold grudges, but he knows it was not a good year.”

Everton moved quickly to seal the £4.2m permanent signing of Deulofeu in July and the Spanish under-21 international says he’s settled quickly.

“My life here is very simple , very easy,” he said.

“I get to the training centre at 9:30am and I leave for home at 3pm, rest, have dinner and little else.

“Bojan lives around here , Muniesa , De Gea , Ander ... Joel lives in Liverpool .

“Here I live with my partner and lead a very quiet life.

“Sometimes we stayed out for dinner, but in football you have to be very professional .

“Rest and recovery are key but I also spend time with friends.”