Thomas Tuchel has revealed Chelsea will make a decision on how to proceed with Billy Gilmour's loan at Norwich in January.

The 20-year-old made his first-team breakthrough under Frank Lampard and featured sporadically under Tuchel when the German took over last season, and his move to Norfolk was supposed to offer him more playing time.

However, things have not panned out that way so far, with former Canaries boss Daniel Farke affording the Scot few opportunities before he was dismissed.

Competition for places in Chelsea's midfield is fierce, while another of their loanees, Conor Gallagher, has impressed at Crystal Palace, and Tuchel has admitted Gilmour's struggles need to be addressed.

He said: "We'll take the decision in January, when the decision has to be made, not now.

"The things were clear when we decided together that he is looking for more minutes and more game time in another club. The challenge was clear that he needs to fight his way through.

"Right now things are not going as he maybe wishes and we all wish for, but now is not the moment to already give solutions and cancel the whole project.

"Sometimes these weeks and months arrive when the situation seems to be stuck or it seems not to go the right way. You have to hang in there, you have to show your quality and you have to make sure you help your team, no matter where it is. That sharpens your character. That will be making a big chapter in your career.

"For me right now it is not the moment to already give solutions for January and open the talks to bring him back. Now it is November and there is still a lot of time to prove that he has enough quality to help Norwich to be a better team."