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Chelsea fans will love what former Rangers forward has said about Billy Gilmour

Chelsea youngster Billy Gilmour has been described as a "special talent" by former Wolves and Rangers forward Kenny Miller.

Gilmour joined the Stamford Bridge club in the summer of 2017 from Rangers, after rising through the Gers' Academy system.

Having trained with the senior side of the Scottish giants since the age of 15, the midfielder has long been regarded as one of the up-and-coming talents of European football.

And despite still only being aged 18, Gilmour made his first appearance for Chelsea off the bench in the Premier League draw with Sheffield United in August, before going on to make his full debut in the 7-1 Carabao Cup win over Grimsby, and Miller is convinced the Glasgow-born teen will reach the top.

"He is special. A special talent," the former Scotland international told the Football Daft Podcast.

“He was 14 or 15 at the time and floating about Murray Park you'd see him playing and your eyes are just immediately drawn to him because he demands and his abilities are there to be seen.

Billy Gilmour in action for Chelsea against Sheffield United at Stamford Bridge ((Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images))

“He's in the right positions, he makes the right passes and that's the thing that sets the top players apart from good players, and then good players from not so good players - decision making.

“His decision making is just...

“I genuinely say, and I don't mean any disrespect to anyone in the dressing room, but see when he came into training with the first team, his decision making was better than some players in our team.

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“And that's not a slight on anyone, that's how good he is, at that age, at that level. The kid has got it.

“They won 7-0 one day and they had a decent team with Dapo (Mebude) and those two were the exceptional performers and probably a lot better than that level.

“They are sitting in the indoor hall as we are walking out that way to go on the bus so I pop my head in and ask the score.

“Wee Billy says, 'Seven nil'. I said, 'Oh right, decent game'. and he replies, 'Easy'.

“I said, 'Okay, brilliant. Who scored?' and he says, 'I scored'. 'You didn't score, you don't get in the box'. 'Aye I did, it was a penalty!'

“I walked out and thought, 'He's got character and personality'. And that is the huge, huge difference about him.”  

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