Speaking about Gilmour’s progress this season, De Zerbi said: “The improvement of Gilmour is incredible. I completely love him, because now he is playing very much like a leader on the pitch. Big quality, big attitude, big player.
“He is improving in the quality of the pass, in the personality, how he can drive and control the game, drive the team. To understand the play before he receives the ball. He understood when he has to play a long ball and a short pass because the defensive space starts from how long the pass is. In his reaction, when we lose the ball. I am very pleased with his performances.”
Gilmour is now worth markedly more than the £9m that Brighton forked out to secure his signature, and Boehly has every right to be regretting allowing the Chelsea academy graduate to depart given the progress he has made since his departure and how the Blues lack strong leaders in the dressing room.
