pete 2,499 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 The Blues have beaten a host of clubs and they have clinched a deal for Scotland's most exciting young talentEXCLUSIVE Chelsea have reached an agreement to sign Rangers wonderkid Billy Gilmour, Goal understands. 'New' England don't need Rooney The 15-year-old will move for a fee of around £500,000 in the summer after he was convinced to leave the Scottish Premiership side following a visit to Chelsea's Cobham Training Centre. The Blues beat off competition from the likes of Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Barcelona, who all scouted the youngster. Rangers, meanwhile, were doing all they could to retain their top young talent. He is currently too young to move but he will be able to from his next birthday, which falls on June 11. Most disappointing and I feel a stupid move as Chelsea buy on Quantity, pick the best and throw away the unwanted 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,356 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 How reliable is goal.com? Is it another site that comes up with fake news to generate hits? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledbear 16 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Not sure about goal.com, but he looks a certainty to go before long. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,290 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Assuming this is true ... Hope we put in a nice sell-on clause. Even just 5% or something. Lowly Hansa Rostock did that when a very young Toni Kroos went to Bayern Munich ... and got a healthy reward later on, when he went to Spain for mega-bucks. We probably have to live with these scenarios for quite some time, and purely pragmatically, for a Scottish club getting 500k for a 15-year old is quite handsome. Going by what they pay down there, if he behaves and develops nicely, he could stop working in 5 to 10 years time ... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oleg_Mcnoleg 50 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Maybe we can get him back when they let him go at 21, after two years on loan at Scunthorpe. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,356 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Assuming this is true ... Hope we put in a nice sell-on clause. Even just 5% or something. Don't think we can, can we? We just get compensation but don't think we can negotiate, particularly given it's cross-border. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacK1950 2,250 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Kids heads getting muddled comes to mind but if true hope he makes it as coming through the ranks in Scotland is even harder. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,457 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 If true £500k is a lot of money for a 15 year old!, I don't think it would be a good move for his development, however the way Scottish football is being run/ruined I wouldn't blame the lad for wanting out of it! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyharley 5 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Awful move for the boy. He'll be added to the dozens of young boys out on loan every year and won't play a single game for Chelsea. Whereas he could be in our first team by next year and playing competitive football at a massive club. Done wonders for McCarthy and McCarthur at Hamilton 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacK1950 2,250 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Can see the problem being Warburton's legacy as he gave so little,if any,chances to developing players and that could be in our youngsters minds. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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