Billy Gilmour has to get playing games - but the Rangers academy product's move to Brighton has been thrown into question after Graham Potter's Chelsea move.
The new Stamford Bridge boss recruited the Scotland international on deadline day for his Seagulls project but was quickly off to join the team he had just bought Gilmour from. After initially promising signs at Chelsea under Frank Lampard, Gilmour was loaned out to Norwich City but struggled as they were relegated from the Premier League.
Former Scotland star Simon Donnelly still has high hopes for Gilmour but the former Rangers kid's ex-employers may have been better keeping him.
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Speaking with OLBG, the 47-year-old said: "I feel bad for Gilmour. I remember the game he had for Chelsea against Liverpool and I thought 'this kid is playing with a cigar', he knew exactly what he was doing and played a lot older than he was.
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"He has performed brilliantly at his time with Scotland, he was superb against England at Wembley. The move to Norwich didn't really work, now his move to Brighton so he can play under Potter but he goes the other way, I do feel bad for him.
"Is the philosophy going to change at Brighton and if so, is there a place for Gilmour there? That's my only worry. There's no worry about Gilmour's ability and quality, he just needs to find the right team to start performing."
He added: "I wish Chelsea held onto him and gave him a chance to break through there. He needs to play, that's why he wasn't in the Scotland team (against Ukraine), because he hasn't played enough."
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