Swansea City boss Carlos Carvalhal has told Renato Sanches to go home to Portugal.

Sanches, on-loan from Bayern Munich, has had disastrous season with the Swans.

“He knows he has had a very bad season, since the time we have been here we have pushed him and he is progressing," said Carvalhal.

“He is not at the level he was and when he had the injury it finished him and he would agree this has been a really bad season for him.

“Someone told me he could go back to Benfica, if he can it is the best step. It happens often with Portuguese players, they have talent then they jump from junior team to the first team, they play well and go to the national team.

“But, when after one season in Benfica and with the national team, was he ready to go somewhere like Manchester United? In my opinion no, because he is a boy and he is not developed yet. A year before he was playing under-19 football. He needed more time in Benfica, to play two or three consistent seasons where he knows more about football.

“He has a big talent, but he has much to learn. He stopped learning when he left and went to one of the biggest clubs of the world.

“He is a natural playing inside a machine and he was not ready so I think going to Benfica and having his friends and mother and father around him - and a good club to support him - he can achieve the best level.

“But this has been nothing to do with Swansea, but he needs to go back to Portugal because he is a boy. He was not ready for that level. He has a big potential."