Vitor Matos reckons Filip Lissah will be best served staying in Scotland, for now, as the Swansea City youngster continues to impress for loan club Falkirk.
Lissah has been regarded as one of the players most likely to make the first-team breakthrough at Swansea ever since he joined as a 16-year-old after being released by Chelsea.
The defender made his one senior Swansea appearance to date in January 2024, but saw his progress stall last season thanks to a succession of injury problems.
However, Lissah is back making strides in 2025-26 having joined Falkirk on a season-long loan.
Now 21, Lissah has won praise for his performances with the Scottish Premiership club.
Lissah has so far made 16 Falkirk appearances and, despite Swansea’s need for defensive reinforcements this month, Matos says there are no plans to bring the loan to a premature end.
"He needs to keep playing, getting exposure in a good level, performing like he has been," the Swansea head coach said.
"We are happy [with the Falkirk loan], not only happy with the performance, but also happy with the things off the pitch. I think that's quite important when you speak about young players on a loan.
"So the plan is not to call him back, it's to finish the loan and that will be then a situation for the next season."
Lissah has operated in central defence at Swansea, but he has been deployed successfully at right-back by Falkirk.
He is under contract with the Swans until 2027, with the club having the option of extending the agreement by 12 months.
Matos, who has been in charge at Swansea since November, believes Lissah is a player who could eventually make a mark in his team.
"I've seen so far is a player that is performing really well, who has lot of potential for the future and he's someone that we need to see in pre-season," he said.
