Billy Gilmour has thanked Chelsea for everything after the midfielder completed a permanent move to Brighton & Hove Albion on transfer deadline day.
The Scotland international moves down to the south coast after five years at Stamford Bridge, coming through the club's academy. Gilmour will now play under Graham Potter as he searches for regular minutes in the Premier League.
Brighton signed the 21-year-old midfielder for just £9million, with the Scot not part of Thomas Tuchel's first-team plans at Stamford Bridge. Gilmour has now taken to Twitter to post an emotional farewell message.
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Gilmour wrote: "Thank you for everything @ChelseaFC. I've developed so much here and met people who will be friends for life.
"I've grown from a young boy to a man but I feel now is the time to make the next step in my career. Good luck and all the best! Once a blue, always a blue!"
Gilmour will now go into a Brighton team that play very attractive and modern football under Potter. With the way the Scotland midfielder plays, it seems an ideal fit. Nevertheless, it was a tough decision for Gilmour to leave Chelsea on a permanent basis.
When asked if he needed a fresh start, he replied: "Yeah, I think so. Of course, it was a tough decision but I wanted to play football, that's the main aim for me, to come in and enjoy my football and get regular game-time. It was a bit of a no-brainer."
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