Barcelona sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta has described Luis Suarez as "humble" and "an excellent player" after the Liverpool forward apologised for biting Giorgio Chiellini.
The 27-year-old has been linked with the Spanish club despite receiving a four-month ban for the incident in Uruguay's World Cup win over Italy.
Zubizarreta welcomed his contrition.
"Suarez has shown he is humble enough to admit an error, which is very important," he said.
"Everyone knows Luis is an excellent player, everyone knows last season he played in various positions in attack, but everyone also knows he is a Liverpool player."
However, the absence of any reference to Liverpool fuelled speculation the apology was related to Barcelona's reported desire to sign the striker, who scored 31 goals last season.
Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitic, who completed his move to Barcelona from Sevilla on Tuesday, also praised Suarez.
He said: "Regardless of whether the club signs him or not, his quality is unquestionable. He has the necessary quality to play for Barca."
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