Overview

• Sky Sports reporting indicates Strasbourg are monitoring Carvalho’s situation, with Lyon and Stuttgart also keeping tabs.
• Carvalho has started just one league match this season for Brentford and his late equaliser against Chelsea on 13 September has not led to increased minutes.
• The 23-year-old’s stagnation follows a demotion to Brentford’s B team last season and a shoulder injury in March that ended his campaign early.
• Football Insider frames a January switch to Strasbourg as a realistic option that could position him for Chelsea consideration through the BlueCo link, citing Emmanuel Emegha as precedent.
• Head coach Keith Andrews has publicly urged patience and expressed belief that Carvalho will become a significant player for Brentford, after the club previously rejected a Lyon loan in January.