Denis Suarez, the first sign of FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona have re-signed Denis Suarez from Villarreal and the player passed his medical on Tuesday morning.

The tests were split into two parts, with the first examinations taking place at a Barcelona hospital and the second at the club's Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper training facility.

After completing the medical process, the 22-year-old's busy day continued with a lunchtime photo session at the Camp Nou.

On Wednesday, the midfielder will be presented in a Barcelona shirt to the club's fans at the stadium.

Although Suarez departed the Catalan club last summer, La Blaugrana activated his buy-back clause for 3.25 million euros.

The move from Villarreal - where he made 48 appearances, provided 13 assists and scored five goals in the last campaign - was officially announced on Monday, ending weeks of speculation.

On the other hand, formerly La Masia de Can Planes and now the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, have been responsible for developing some of the greatest players in club history as well as the Spain team in recent years.

Their style of playing is recognised worldwide with other clubs seeking to follow their footballing model, and so the seed was planted to go global to share the philosophy of the club - leading to FCBEscola being launched.

There is also a commercial element as some of the 8,000-plus children who pass the initial test could interest the club in the future.

To date, there are 23 schools in Europe, Africa, Canada, USA, south and central America, and Asia, although three will not open their doors until September.

"We want to grow in the USA and China, which is a potential market," explained project director Oscar Grau.

These schools are aimed at children between six and 14 years old with Barcelona-trained coaches travelling to implement each of the projects and make sure they adhere to the club ethic.

The sports director in charge of each school also has to teach the local coaches about Barcelona's methodology and supervise training.

"It is not a simple franchise in the countries where we run the schools," said Grau.

"We have control and stamp our authority on the style of play, so they function just like La Masia.

"We also share the values which are representative of the club - tolerance, respect, solidarity, friendship, fair play, integration, hard work and happiness."