Barcelona academy director Patrick Kluivert believes Carles Alena could improve if he left the club on loan.
According to Onda Cero's El Transistor programme (h/t Football Espana's Colin Millar), Kluivertsaid on a potential loan move for Alena in January: "Maybe Alena leaving would allow him to return as a better player."
Alena, 21, established himself as a part of Barca's first-team squad last season.
Manager Ernesto Valverde handed him 17 La Liga appearances in 2018-19, 11 of them from the bench.
Compared to the season before, his Spanish top-flight game time increased from 40 minutes to 631 minutes.