Chelsea teenager Billy Gilmour says he models his game on some of Barcelona‘s greatest midfielders.
The 18-year-old burst onto the scene last month with two consecutive man-of-the-match performances in his first two starts for Chelsea.
And the diminutive midfielder says the likes of Xavi and Sergio Busquests helped him form his own style.
“When I was young I used to watch Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi – everyone did,” he told Sky Sports.
“But when I started to analyse my game and think about who I would like to progress to be like, it was more like Andres Iniesta, Xavi, Cesc Fabregas – it was those players.
“It was something about how they passed the ball, receiving the ball, everything was sharp. Sergio Busquets too; when you watch Barcelona and you watch Busquets individually, everything happens around him.
“Those are the kind of players I looked up to, getting on the ball and making things happen.”
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