According to a report from The Athletic (Subscription Required), Chelsea are not going to be able to recall Billy Gilmour in January from his loan move to Norwich City.

The Blues have undergone a slight stutter in form in recent weeks. Injuries have been at the epicentre of the blip in results, with the midfield looking at its worst since Thomas Tuchel arrived in January. Jorginho is playing despite a back issue as Mateo Kovacic and N’Golo Kante are yet to return to action. Ruben Loftus-Cheek has also had to play several games without a break, while Trevoh Chalobah also picked up a knock while deputising in midfield against Watford.

However, Chelsea who would have had a ready made replacement in the popular young Scottish midfielder Gilmour, will be unable to recall him.  This is because he has now apparently played enough games to prevent a January recall break clause from being activated by his parent club.

Gilmour had a topsy turvy start to life at Carrow Road. He did feature in the opening games before Daniel Farke benched him for two months. It got to a point where Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel was starting to get concerned about the lack of game-time for the Scot. However, since Dean Smith has been appointed at the club, the 20-year-old has played every single game, winning the man of the match award on multiple occasions.