Carlos Carvalhal says the Europa League showdown with Rangers is the perfect stage for both he and his players to audition for a dream move to the big time.
The much-travelled former Swansea and Sheffield Wednesday boss is out of contract at the end of the summer and has already admitted he’s eyeing another switch abroad following previous stints in Greece and Turkey.
But he believes the clash with Gio van Bronckhorst ’s Ibrox troops could also offer a clutch of his talented youngsters the chance to impress watching scouts from the Premier League.
Skipper Ricardo Horta has been linked with Liverpool and Arsenal, while midfield ace David Carmo has also been watched by Jurgen Klopp’s Anfield spies.
Carvalhal said: “We are doing our job and it’s what we did at Rio Ave the year before last and with Braga this year and last.
“We all the time have this expectation that the big clubs can look to us.
“Of course like the players, it’s the same for the manager.
“So we have a philosophy, one way to play for sure all the time but with different variations in our game.
“So we have the expectation that someone will look to us and say come and work with us.
“We’ve had it in the past, especially the Brazilian clubs who said, ‘We want you because we want to play like your team is playing at the moment’. So this is very positive.
“We have an opportunity not just to show this to England, but to all the world. So let’s see what happens.
“We’ve got the youngest team left in the Europa League.
“We have a lot of boys with very young quality.
“This question is put to me and I understand, but it also goes for our players.
