​Alen Halilovic would be better served staying at Barcelona as a fringe player next season rather than going out on loan again and starting elsewhere according to his agent.





The 19-year-old has enjoyed a fruitful loan spell at Sporting Gijon where he has made 32 appearances, scoring three goals and assisting five more.





Despite his progress, Halilovic's agent Zoran Stojadinovic believes the midfielder should target a Barcelona breakthrough next season rather than another loan spell away from the Nou Camp.





"If Barcelona choose to loan him again, we prefer that Halilovic stays in Spain. For him, La Liga is better than Premier League, for example," he told Cadena SER.





"I prefer that Halilovic will be the 12th or 13th player at Barcelona than starter in another club, especially because he is a young player who will play minutes, but we will see the opinion of Barcelona.

"[Barca sporting director] Roberto Fernandez is very happy with the player and his progression," he said.





"Due to his situation, evolution and contribution he thinks that the loan has been positive. If before joining Sporting Gijon they told us that he would play about 30 matches, we would have signed quickly.





"For the team situation, so that there is focus, we will talk about the future later. There is a lot of time to talk about it.





"It's not a good time even for Barcelona, who are thinking of La Liga. We will finish the season and then we'll talk with Barcelona."