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Swansea star Leon Britton turns down coaching role with Carlos Carvalhal to concentrate on playing career

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Swansea midfielder Leon Britton has turned down a role in new manager Carlos Carvalhal's backroom staff to focus on his playing career for the remainder of the season.

Britton, who was part of the coaching set-up under former boss Paul Clement, was in caretaker charge of the Swans for two matches prior to the appointment of Carvalhal earlier this week.

The new boss on Saturday named his backroom staff, with fellow Portuguese Joao Mario and Bruno Lage joining as coaches and Jhony Conceicao and Paulo Sampaio accepting roles as analysts.

Leon Britton is set to return the playing field after a short stint as Swansea's caretaker manager
Leon Britton is set to return the playing field after a short stint as Swansea's caretaker manager

But Britton, who became a player-assistant coach on November 13, has chosen not to continue coaching for the time being.