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Billy Gilmour joins Norwich on a season long loan

2Jul

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Billy Gilmour joins Norwich on a season long loan

Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour has made a loan move to Norwich City for the 2021/22 football season. It can be recalled that the 20-year-old impressed and won the Man of the Match Award in Scotland's goalless draw against England in the group stages ofEuro 2020. However, he tested positive for the coronavirus and played no part in their last group game as he had to self-isolate. Many clubs were interested in Gilmour's services on a temporary basis but newly-promoted Norwich City won the race for his signature with Canaries boss Daniel Fake believing that the Scottish midfielder is a perfect fit for his side. “We are really happy to have brought Billy in,” said Farke, who saw the departure of midfielder Emiliano Buendia to Aston Villa for £33million last month. “We must say a ...

Norwich leading the race to sign Billy Gilmour on loan

24Jun

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Norwich leading the race to sign Billy Gilmour on loan

Newly promoted Premier League side Norwich City are reportedly close to signing Chelsea midfielder and Scotland international Billy Gilmour on loan. The Scottish midfielder has had it difficult at Chelsea with regular playing time as the likes of N'Golo Kante, Jorginho, and Mateo Kovacic are ahead of him in the team, and this was the case last season. The 20-year-old is currently in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 and was ruled out of Scotland's next game in the Euros if they had progressed to the knockout stages. Regardless, he made just 5 appearances for Chelsea last season under Thomas Tuchel. Therefore, a loan move would be ideal for the development of the player as he is bound to get more game time if he impresses. The youngster has established himself as one of...

11Mar

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Can Norwich establish themselves in the Premier League?

Norwich have earned a promotion to the Premier League four times over the last 20 years and are on course to secure a fifth, given their dominant form in the Championship. Daniel Farke’s men were relegated from the top flight after only one season amongst the elite in the 2019/20 campaign. The Canaries mustered only 21 points from their 38 games, crashing back down into the second tier as a result of their miserable term. It followed a similar pattern to their previous spells in the Premier League where the club lacked the quality and failed to produce results when it mattered the most. READ: Can these three La Liga teams bounce back in the UCL? Since the inception of the Premier League, Norwich’s longest stint in the top flight has been three years. Indeed, the club were ...