Former Sheffield Wednesday boss Carlos Carvalhal says he's coming back to England

The former Sheffield Wednesday boss has impressed in Portugal with Rio Ave, taking the club to a highly-commendable fifth-place in Primeira Liga before the Covid-19 pandemic paused their nine-match unbeaten run.

Despite looking like taking the unheralded team to a record-equalling league finish, Carvalhal is already setting his sights on another switch and he appears determined that will be back where he really made his name.

It was at Wednesday where Carvalhal made a mark on the English game, before eventually gettiing a shot at the Premier League with Swansea and he believes he is on his way back to these shores.

“I believe it will happen,” he told the Guardian. “People are looking at our work, the way we are playing, and it is my feeling that next season we will work in England.”

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