Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour has opened on the torrid time he had on loan with Norwich City last season.

The young midfielder was sent on loan to Norwich City last season, but the relegated side struggled to perform, and it affected Gilmour.

The 21-year-old made 28 appearances for the Canaries, and he also revealed that his family stopped going to games because of the abuse.

Speaking to The Times, Gilmour said: “It was hard. It was also hard for my family.

“When you’ve got family in the stands and they’re shouting that [abuse] it’s never nice but I would just get my head down. Of course it’s not nice.

 “They stopped coming to the games, so it wasn’t nice. They weren’t coming down for games at the weekend, just staying in the house.

“It’s the fans’ opinion. They come to watch games and pay for their ticket and they shout but that has happened and it wasn’t nice to hear.”

Gilmour added: “I gave it my all, tried to work hard every game.

“It was a difficult season. I went there with the idea of trying to play my best and some games it worked and some games it didn’t, so I took some experience from that and it will help me going forward.”