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Chelsea wanted to keep Gilmour but Tuchel advised him to join Brighton to play under Potter (reliability: 5 stars)

 in the summer transfer window. At a meeting on September 1, they told the 21-year-old they wanted to keep him.

However, The Scotland international joined 

, with Chelsea reluctantly accepting a £9m bid. The key reason behind the move is 

The then-Blues manager 'encouraged' Billy to sign for the Seagulls. The German thought the midfielder would develop under 

Tuchel told Gilmour that he won't get much game time at Chelsea and Billy decided to part ways with the club.

Just a week later, Potter replaced Tuchel in charge of the Blues in what looks like a shocking twist of fate for Gilmour.

Billy Gilmour joined Brighton due to Graham Potter's tactics, now 'baffled' by coach's Chelsea move

It's claimed that the Chelsea academy graduate joined Brighton mainly for Potter's attacking tactics.

Now, however, the Scotland international is 'baffled' by the recent events and might regret his decision to leave Stamford Bridge.

In fairness, no one could have predicted 

's imminent sacking when the now-former Chelsea head coach sanctioned Gilmour's sale.

The 21-year-old left Chelsea on the deadline day for an initial fee of £7million. He made one appearance under Potter before the coach moved in the opposite direction.

'We had high hopes': Tuchel gives reason why he allowed Chelsea sell Gilmour

"He played for us in the first half-a-year when I was at Chelsea and he played some important matches for us, and he looked for a new challenge, which did not go so well for him with Norwich. 

"We expected more and he expected more so without pointing a finger, it is difficult for him and also for us to not play at Norwich, to be relegated, and then suddenly be a central midfielder for Chelsea, competing for top four and for every title. It is a huge step

"So we were looking. The ideal solution would have been maybe that he goes again on loan as the concurrence is huge for us in central midfield and we thought he's not the age anymore where he can live again with five, six, seven or eight matches during the whole season, and fulfil his own potential.

"So ideally it would have been another loan but Billy did not want to go on loan. It was a no-go for him and so in the end we agreed to a sale."

Chelsea sold Gilmour to Brighton for £7.5m this summer in a move that left many Blues bewildered. 

The Scottish midfielder was among the most prodigious talent at Stamford Bridge but he was never really rated by Tuchel. 

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Twist Of Fate Indeed, Neither Tuchel Nor Gilmour Do The Wrong Thing Here. Tuchel Advice Him To Go To Smaller Team Which Of Course He'll Have Enough Playing Time To Discover His Talent Rather Than Stick To Chelsea Where He'll Not Have Enough Playing Time. Although Tomorrow Is Unknown. I Wish Gilmour Best Of Luck In Pursuing His Dream, I'll Like To See Him Play For Chelsea Again........ Love You Kid ❤️😘

Lovethanjay

Yet another example of Tuchel thinking in the best interest of his players and the club. 

The timing is terrible for Billy but a lesson to some of these youngsters that a little patience doesn’t hurt.

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Chelsea wanted to keep Gilmour but Tuchel advised him to join Brighton to play under Potter (reliability: 5 stars)

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