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Scotsman
21-07-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
'Staggered': Billy Gilmour's Napoli future addressed as Man City claim made on Scotland star
Nevin believes Scotland star's impact on games goes unnoticed Sign up to our Football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour has the skillset to play for Manchester City under Pep Guardiola - but he should stay at Napoli, according to Pat Nevin. Gilmour made the move from Brighton and Hove Albion in the English Premier League to Italian side Napoli last summer. Alongside fellow Scotland internationalist Scott McTominay, he went on to win the Serie A title - only the fourth Scudetto in Gli Azzurri's history. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Contracted to Napoli until the summer of 2029, any suitors would have to pay a significant fee for the Rangers academy graduate, who already has experience of playing in the EPL with Chelsea, Norwich City and Brighton. And while former Scotland internationalist Nevin reckons the 24-year-old would thrive at a possession-based club such as Man City, he is better off staying in Naples. Billy Gilmour has excelled since moving to Napoli. | Getty Images 'Billy was playing for Chelsea when he was 18, playing against Liverpool and looking like the best player on the field,' said Nevin. 'Then he doesn't get his chance. 'He moves to Norwich, a team that wasn't suited to him. Then he goes to Brighton, finally a place that suits him, and they loved him and he was doing really, really well. But he didn't suit the way they were buying and selling so they moved him again. 'Honestly I do think if you stuck him in the centre of Manchester City's midfield he'd be fine. He's good enough. He can do that technically with his quality. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Why leave Napoli? 'But why would you move back from Napoli? It is heaven over there for a player. If you're winning the scudetto, if you're getting lauded the way he and Scott McTominay are, I would be staggered (if he left). I think he'd look towards Spain if he were to move. I think that would suit Billy down to the ground. And I think he'd love them there. 'People that don't watch Napoli or Scotland sometimes roll their eyes and think it's just a Scottish guy. He plays against some of the best players in the world and he outshines them quite regularly.' Speaking to Nevin added: 'The downside is he's not going to score you any goals and he's not massively creative either. But he controls games. That control in games is massively important for certain types of teams.
Daily Record
18-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Record
If Brendan Rodgers walks out on Celtic he will never be welcome in Scotland again – Damien Duff could replace him
The warning came from a former Scotland international as Rodgers enters the final year of his Hoops deal Gordon Strachan admitted that he suspects Brendan Rodgers will leave after the final year of the three-year deal he signed when he made a shock return to Celtic. But the Irishman has been warned he'll be persona non grata in Scotland if he walks out of Parkhead in the manner he did first time around. Rodgers' future is a hot topic as he enters the final 12 months of his deal with ex Hoops boss Strachan admitting it will be discussed in the dressing room. The 52-year-old stunned the club during his first stint in charge when he quit to take over at Leicester City. And former Scotland and Chelsea star Pat Nevin warned: 'If Brendan walks now, before the end of his contract, don't ever bother coming back to Scotland, you won't be welcome here. 'But if he waited until the end of his contract, well, contract's a contract. That's fine, that's okay.' Who, though, would replace Rodgers when he does decide to depart? Nevin, speaking to suggested one of his former coaches in Damien Duff, who recently stepped down from Shelbourne. Nevin said: 'It would work for Damien Duff. Celtic fans would accept him. He played for the Republic of Ireland - a big link there with a lot of the Celtic fans as well. 'Would they like a big name sometimes? They most probably would - Ange Postecoglou or someone? But when you give somebody a good chance at that level, they've done their years of coaching elsewhere, they've done the hard yards. 'And also you give them a good job, which is right. Here's quite a lot of money in comparison to everybody else in your league. Here's a good team as well. It must be a temptation. 'But it won't come down to the heart, it'll come down to the head with Celtic. 'They'll look around the world and they'll probably have quite a few more names. Because remember, Ange wasn't in the top 10 in the betting when they brought him in.'
Scotsman
18-07-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
'So unfair': Russell Martin's Rangers dilemma laid bare due to Celtic situation
Nevin believes new Ibrox boss must go toe-to-toe in title race Sign up to our Football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... New Rangers head coach Russell Martin has been told he has to go toe-to-toe with Celtic in this season's Premiership title race - even if that is unfair given the club's bitter Old Firm rivals 'have so many advantages'. Martin has taken over as the permanent successor to Philippe Clement at Ibrox and is overseeing another major overhaul of the Rangers squad ahead of the domestic season starting early next month. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Celtic have been the dominant force in Scottish football of late and are ahead of Rangers on and off the pitch. And former Scotland internationalist Pat Nevin - now a respected football pundit - believes the only way Martin can curry favour with the Govan fanbase is if he can match Celtic right until the end of the season. Rangers head coach Russell Martin. | SNS Group 'Rangers have got to be winning the league,' said Nevin. 'It is so unfair. Celtic have got so many advantages. They've been in the Champions League for so long. They've got so much more money behind them. They have got that base with the good managers that they've had with Brendan Rodgers and Ange Postecoglou before it. They have got so many more advantages. 'Rangers, they're a big club. They're obviously financially better off than any other club in Scotland apart from Celtic. But you're asking so much. They've come back from a long way down, we all know that. But for Russell, in my eyes, if you challenge for the title right up to the end, well done, you deserve another year, mate. Well done. 'Whether the Rangers fans will put up with that, I don't know. But in my eyes that should be good enough to let them build for a couple of years. That's what I think. But that's just not what it's like up here, I'm afraid. It's just not what it is. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'Astonishing amount of change at Rangers' 'There has been an astonishing amount of change at Rangers. Not just the manager, but the moves out. Rangers fans' heads must have been spinning. Really, Leon Balogun and Tom Lawrence, Ianis Hagi and Vaclav Cerny all going. These are players that were playing all the time - gone. 'But they brought a whole bunch of players in as well. Lyall Cameron's come in as well, which is a very interesting one actually. Down south you go, really? Is he that all? Up here that can make a difference. That can make a big difference. So, it's interesting.' Rangers head coach Russell Martin with James Tavernier. | SNS Group 'Am I thinking Rangers are going to win the title? No, not yet. Because Celtic have got so many advantages over Rangers at the moment. But Russell, what will be intriguing and the thing I'm most interested in is the style. 'Russell's played a certain style which is lovely as long as you're winning. And then you're not winning, fans get very, very, very angry about it. And Rangers fans will get angry very quickly if it's not winning.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Nevin added in an interview with 'They'll get really angry with that system because it looks dull and it looks predictable. But it's very considered. We all know what it is. We've watched it. It didn't work in the Premier League but it did work before.
Scotsman
18-07-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
'Staggered': Billy Gilmour's Napoli future addressed as Man City claim made on Scotland star
Nevin believes Scotland star's impact on games goes unnoticed Sign up to our Football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour has the skillset to play for Manchester City under Pep Guardiola - but he should stay at Napoli, according to Pat Nevin. Gilmour made the move from Brighton and Hove Albion in the English Premier League to Italian side Napoli last summer. Alongside fellow Scotland internationalist Scott McTominay, he went on to win the Serie A title - only the fourth Scudetto in Gli Azzurri's history. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Contracted to Napoli until the summer of 2029, any suitors would have to pay a significant fee for the Rangers academy graduate, who already has experience of playing in the EPL with Chelsea, Norwich City and Brighton. And while former Scotland internationalist Nevin reckons the 24-year-old would thrive at a possession-based club such as Man City, he is better off staying in Naples. Billy Gilmour has excelled since moving to Napoli. | Getty Images 'Billy was playing for Chelsea when he was 18, playing against Liverpool and looking like the best player on the field,' said Nevin. 'Then he doesn't get his chance. 'He moves to Norwich, a team that wasn't suited to him. Then he goes to Brighton, finally a place that suits him, and they loved him and he was doing really, really well. But he didn't suit the way they were buying and selling so they moved him again. 'Honestly I do think if you stuck him in the centre of Manchester City's midfield he'd be fine. He's good enough. He can do that technically with his quality. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Why leave Napoli? 'But why would you move back from Napoli? It is heaven over there for a player. If you're winning the scudetto, if you're getting lauded the way he and Scott McTominay are, I would be staggered (if he left). I think he'd look towards Spain if he were to move. I think that would suit Billy down to the ground. And I think he'd love them there. 'People that don't watch Napoli or Scotland sometimes roll their eyes and think it's just a Scottish guy. He plays against some of the best players in the world and he outshines them quite regularly. 'The downside is he's not going to score you any goals and he's not massively creative either. But he controls games. That control in games is massively important for certain types of teams.
The National
18-07-2025
- Sport
- The National
Surprise Damien Duff Celtic return suggestion floated
The contract of the current Parkhead boss expires at the end of the forthcoming season. And if he doesn't stay beyond his deal, Nevin thinks Duff, who was a coach at Celtic during Neil Lennon's second spell, could be an ideal replacement: "It would work for Damien Duff," he said [ "He played for the Republic of Ireland - a big link there with a lot of the Celtic fans as well. Read more: "Would they like a big name sometimes? They most probably would - Ange Postecoglou or someone? But when you give somebody a good chance at that level, they've done their years of coaching elsewhere, they've done the hard yards. "And also you give them a good job, which is right. Here's quite a lot of money in comparison to everybody else in your league. Here's a good team as well. It must be a temptation. "But it won't come down to the heart, it'll come down to the head with Celtic. They'll look around the world, and they'll probably have quite a few more names. Because remember, Ange wasn't in the top 10 in the betting when they brought him in." Duff recently departed his post as manager of Shelbourne, despite leading them to the Irish top-flight title last year.
