Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has revealed he held talks with Norwich boss Daniel Farke over Billy Gilmour's lack of game time during his loan spell at Carrow Road.
The highly-rated Scottish youngster was sent out to the recently-promoted Canaries for the season this summer as he sought regular game time in the Premier League.
Gilmour, 20, played 90 minutes in three of their first five Premier League games, 79 minutes in another and 90 minutes in a Carabao Cup tie against Liverpool.
But he has not played a minute of football since that clash with the Reds on September 21 and has been an unused substitute in four of their last five league matches.