Barcelona fullback Juan Miranda admits he wants to cut short his stay with Schalke 04.

Miranda is in the first of a two-season loan with Schalke, but has found himself struggling for regular action.

The defender now admits he may seek to end the loan, telling Mundo Deportivo: “If things go on like this, it will probably not go on for me here.

"I need minutes of play."

Miranda has been linked with a new loan at FC Utrecht, which are in talks with Barca about a partnership arrangement.