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JAMES McFADDEN said today that teenage prospect Billy Gilmour needs to mature into a first-team regular before he can be talked up for a full Scotland call-up.

Alex McLeish’s right-hand man is a huge fan of the Chelsea youngster and expects big things of the midfield playmaker.

Despite being just 17, the former Rangers trainee was handed his Scotland Under-21 debut during the recent Toulon Tournament.

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