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CARVA’S GOING TO PUT SWANS WRITE

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sell to achieve money for him and his family.

“He is fighting, the medics gave him five or six years, but it is 13 or 14 years now and he is still fighting. “In football a player might say they have problems, that someone does not like playing right-back or someone does not pass to them.

“To have that perspectiv­e is important, it is healthy.”

Carvalhal is wary of Brighton, adding: “They are strong. They missed out on promotion, but came back next year and took another step up.” SWANSEA boss Carlos Carvalhal does not fear relegation after writing a real-life survival story.

The Portuguese is the author of a book about a former captain battling motor neurone disease.

And Carvalhal (right) reckons that fight puts worries about the drop into perspectiv­e ahead of today’s clash at Brighton.

He said: “There was a player, Jose Antonio, who was my player at Leixoes when we got to the cup final, he suffered with motor neurone disease and is sick and fighting.

“He has this problem and I put out the book to

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