Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel stands by not releasing Billy Gilmour for loan.
He insists he does not regret the decision to keep the young midfielder from moving out on loan.
Tuchel told the club's website, "It was absolutely no mistake and not his choice, it was my choice. The choice was made for Chelsea, he accepted it in a five-minute talk, he had no problem with it. I truly hope that he knows how much I appreciate him as a person and as a footballer.
"He has three big problems – N'Golo Kante, Mateo Kovacic and Jorginho. They are never injured and they perform on a level in central midfield which is not easy to compete with. This is the only thing, I have no trust issue with him, I have no problem with his attitude.
"We take the decisions for Chelsea, the squad is not too big and I feel that Billy is a strong part of the squad. I know that it is hard for him and we talk now several times because sometimes he does not make it to the team because we play with two central midfielders and I already have one of the three guys I mentioned on the bench.
"But it does not mean that when you are out of the squad like Billy that you first have to find your way back to the bench and then find your way back for five minutes and then you can start. You can start right away the next game, it can happen when you train in a positive attitude like Billy and with the quality that he shows. So this is the situation, I'm super happy that he is here, we need four strong midfielders and we have four."
