Todd Boehly and the other Chelsea owners did not want to sell - Simon Phillips says Thomas Tuchel convinced club to let 22-year-old leave in the summer × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Football EPL 2022-23 Rumors

Todd Boehly and the other Chelsea owners did not want to sell - Simon Phillips says Thomas Tuchel convinced club to let 22-year-old leave in the summer

By Aniket Rai Modified 06 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Thomas Tuchel convinced Chelsea to sell Billy Gilmour. Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel reportedly convinced the club to sell Billy Gilmour this summer despite owner Todd Boehly wanting to keep hold of the midfielder. The Scotland international moved to Brighton & Hove Albion on deadline day for a fee of £9 million following a less than impressive spell at Norwich City last season. He assisted once in 24 league games as the Canaries were relegated to the Championship. Journalist Simon Phillips told GiveMeSport (h/t the Chelsea Chronicle) that Boehly was in favor of keeping Gilmour. However, it was solely Tuchel's call to offload the Scotsman. Phillips said: "I’m told on this one, Todd Boehly and the other Chelsea owners didn’t want to sell. This was Thomas Tuchel’s decision, and if it all goes wrong, this is all on him." He added: “I think it’s a big mistake selling Gilmour on a permanent deal unless you’ve got a really good buy-back clause in it, but to reiterate, Boehly wanted to keep Gilmour; Tuchel wanted to sell him and Tuchel was being 100% backed.” Brighton & Hove Albion@OfficialBHAFCHappy Gilmour. @BillyGilmourrr ??????227611312Happy Gilmour. @BillyGilmourrr ?????? https://t.co/5csIYcPrZw There is no information regarding a buy-back clause or any such contractual options that would give Chelsea an advantage were they to pursue his services in the future. Gilmour did not play a single minute of football last month on his return to Stamford Bridge. A move to Brighton on September 1 was quickly followed by his debut for the club. Gilmour came on as a last-minute substitute in the Seagulls' 5-2 win against Leicester City on September 4.

Gilmour did not want to leave Chelsea for another loan spell

According to Tuchel, Gilmour was not open to leaving Chelsea for another loan spell, which is why the club agreed to sell him to Brighton. Speaking after the transfer was finalized, the German manager told reporters (h/t Daily Mail): "Ideally it would have been another loan. Billy did not want to go on loan, it was a no-go for him so, in the end, we agreed to a sale." View this post on Instagram Instagram Post Perhaps the midfielder wanted a clear idea about his future instead of pinballing between different clubs. Kenedy and Michy Batshuayi are examples of players who spent a large part of their careers being loaned out to different teams while being on the Blues' books. Gilmour would expect to get more minutes under manager Graham Potter. He could make his first start for his new club when they face Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday (September 10). Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Ritwik Kumar × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी