Just turned 23 and sporting a chin full of stubble, Billy the Kid is ready to complete the journey from boy to man.
It’s three years since Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour announced his arrival at the Euros with a mature performance against England at Wembley. Coronavirus proved a tougher opponent than the Three Lions.
‘I found out the next morning that I had Covid, so I had to isolate,’ the Brighton midfielder recalls now. ‘I had to go straight to my house. I had my car, so I had to drive straight there, no stops.