Liverpool haven’t quite decided what they wish to do with Carvalho yet.

He featured for them last season in the Premier League, including a late winner over Newcastle United at Anfield – and made 13 top-flight appearances under Jurgen Klopp in the league as they finished fifth in the table.

The start of the season saw him join RB Leipzig on loan, but their reluctance to feature the youngster in any of their games was baffling to say the least; and with just nine Bundesliga appearances to his name in the first half of the campaign, he was returned to Merseyside before joining the Tigers.

Other youngsters such as Harvey Elliott and Curtis Jones are ahead of him in the pecking order, and with more of their young talents coming through in the ilk of Bobby Clark and Lewis Koumas, you get the sense that time is ticking for Carvalho to make an impression in a red shirt.

As a result, Hull should be sensing blood. If they do come up to the Premier League via the play-offs, there is every chance that Carvalho could be willing to join them having been given a chance to perform under Rosenior. They’ll certainly have the money to pull off a deal, and not only the fact that he’s a top player but the statement made from the owners of the Tigers would be immense at showing other players what they would be capable of.

Hull City have utilised the loan market to its full extent this season

No fewer than nine loan signings have walked through the door at some point for Hull City this season; and the majority have been a huge part of their successes.

Of course, some of their permanent stars such as Jacob Greaves, Ozan Tufan, Jadon Philogene and Jean Michael Seri have been instrumental in their successes throughout the campaign – but it’s the arrivals they brought in on a temporary basis that have formed a solid foundation to pick up some superb results.

Morton and Delap have been all but mainstays in the team, whilst Scott Twine was a regular in the first half of the season. Ryan Giles and Anass Zaroury have more than played their part in the second halves of the campaign too and with the duo excelling for Middlesbrough and Burnley in the Championship last season, they represented superb purchases by Rosenior in the winter market having rarely featured for their respective clubs in the top-flight this season following promotion last summer.

How Fabio Carvalho is faring at Hull City so far this season

The Portuguese star has been an inspired signing since joining the Tigers in January. Having started every game possible in the league since making the move to east Yorkshire, the former Fulham man has four goals in eleven games from midfield – including important goals against the likes of Leicester, Southampton, Sunderland and West Brom.

Goals against teams of that calibre shows he’s a man for the big occasion, and he’s fit seamlessly into the creative spot in Liam Rosenior’s side as they look to challenge Norwich City, Coventry and Preston North End amongst others for the final play-off spot.

Whether the Tigers can keep him on next season is another question, but they’ve done a solid job at integrating the youngster into their squad from January onwards – and his knack at scoring in big games could well come in handy at the end of the season if they finish in the top six.