Billy Gilmour is open to leaving Brighton on loan in January in a bid for regular game time, according to a report.
The former Rangers and Chelsea kid made the move to the Seagulls for a reported fee of around £9million but then suffered the misfortune of Graham Potter - who bought him for his new club - depart and take over the top job at Stamford Bridge. Roberto De Zerbi has since arrived with the 21-year-old finding game time hard to come by.
He's still waiting on his first league start at his new club and has made just five appearances since making the English Premier League club switch. Opportunities have been very limited and the Sun report that he would even consider a stint abroad to get regular top team minutes. The ex-Rangers starlet featured in the recent Scotland international with Turkey. Steve Clarke pitched him in from the start as he got a much-needed 67 minutes under his belt.
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Last season he spent time on loan at Norwich City as they suffered relegation from the English Premier League. It didn't prove a successful move in that regard but he did land 28 appearances in all competitions.
Speaking about Gilmour's situation before Scotland's clash with Turkey, Clarke said: "When you are playing for top clubs with a lot of top players in the squad, rotation is normal. John McGinn has suddenly found a wee spell out of the team, but I'm sure he will get back in it.
"Scott McTominay is similar. He is not quite starting regularly for Manchester United but he is getting plenty of minutes off the bench. The only one you are looking at is young Billy Gilmour. I had a good chat with him and he knows he is going to have to work hard to get in the Brighton team.
"They are a good side and they have good players in midfield that are hopefully going to push Billy to another level. A lot can change between now and March. It's important for me to keep Billy involved because I see him as a key player moving forward and maybe I'll give him a few more minutes on the pitch than he's getting at the minute.
"Billy has done really well for us. At one stage it looked as though he was about to take off but his career has hit a little hiccup, everybody's career does. I remember I got dropped a few times in my career as well. It happens. Billy is still young. He has got time on his side."
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