Norwich confirm Billy Gilmour signing from Chelsea on loan

Billy Gilmour has officially joined Norwich on a season-long loan deal from Chelsea.

The Scotland international, who was man of the match for his country in their 0-0 Euro 2020 draw with England at Wembley, will look to gain first-team experience with the Canaries.

He completed a medical after his isolation period ended having contracted Covid-19 and missed Scotland’s final group game against Croatia.

Daniel Farke’s side are back in the Premier League and have secured the 20-year-old despite interest from a number of other sides.

Gilmour told the club’s website: ‘I’m very excited to be here. I can’t wait for the season ahead. I’ve been looking forward to coming here, playing as much as possible and helping Norwich City compete in the Premier League.

‘I spoke to the head coach [Daniel Farke] here. He called me and we had a nice talk about how he wants to play and how he sees me fitting in. Everything he said was what I want to do on the pitch, get the ball down and play nice football. He spoke really highly of his team and I wanted to come join here and help.

‘There are very exciting times ahead, coming in for pre-season and seeing all the lads. Let’s get to it.’

Head coach Daniel Farke added: ‘We are really happy to have brought Billy in. We must say a big thank you to Chelsea and all those involved for making this deal happen.

‘We got the feeling that he can help us a lot with his ability to link the play, his technical qualities and also his work against the ball. From the football point of view, but also from his character he is the perfect fit to our squad.

‘He will help us to achieve our targets. We still have to keep in mind that he is an unbelievably young guy and that he hasn’t played regularly on this level. We have to give him some time and space to improve and find his rhythm.’