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Billy Gilmour reveals his family stopped going to watch him play in his nightmare Norwich loan due to the abuse he'd get from fans... and refuses to rule out fighting for his Chelsea place despite Thomas Tuchel sending him to the Under 23s in pre-season

Billy Gilmour will be looking for a better experience should he leave Chelsea again on loan.

The young Scotland midfielder endured a miserable time at Norwich City last year, at one point being booed by the club’s fans as they lurched towards relegation.

Gilmour, who has left Chelsea’s first team in Charlotte to join the Under 23s in Salt Lake, revealed that things got so unpleasant at Carrow Road that his family stopped going to games.

Billy Gilmour endured a torrid time on loan at Norwich from Chelsea last season

‘It was hard,’ the 21-year-old said. ‘It was also hard for my family.