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The fleet-footed winger looked to be one of Barcelona's top emerging talents after an impressive season on Merseyside.

But just 12-months after being told he would feature in Luis Enrique's plans, Barcelona are preparing for his departure.

Barcelona presidential candidate Toni Freixa, who Vilajoana will work under, has used Deulofeu's sale to highlight the 'failure' of Barcelona's transfer policy and integration of their La Masia talent.

Freixa told Spanish publication AS: "The model of signing players for €180m every summer is one Barcelona can’t afford."

Vilajoana then added: "A talented player in Deulofeu is about to move to Everton and that confirms the failure of the current model."

It's believed Everton will pay a modest £3m to secure Deulofeu's services.