Ex-Rangers coach Murty: Gilmour right to leave for Chelsea | OneFootball

Graeme Murty has no doubts about the potential of Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour.

Murty worked with Gilmour at Rangers and is also a former Norwich youth coach, where Gilmour is currently on-loan.

“Billy Gilmour was a total pleasure to work with," said Murty to The Times. “He came into my under-20 group when he was 15. You have to be very careful taking younger players and putting them in a higher age group, where there will be more mature athletes in there, but Billy was at such a level that he required it.

"He stood out a mile; the way he trains and the way he plays. He totally stood out. He would have stood out in any setting.

“Chelsea then came and offered him a contract and he chose to go. Chelsea has a phenomenal development academy with incredible resources. And you have to say, when you look at what Billy has done since he left, that he has really progressed since making that decision."