Chelsea hero Pat Nevin is convinced Billy Gilmour and Ethan Ampadu can win over manager Thomas Tuchel.

Scotland midfielder Gilmour had a difficult loan with Norwich City last season, while Wales defender Ampadu was with Venezia in Italy.

With both players involved in World Cup qualifying playoffs this week, Nevin wrote for chelseafc.com: "Billy himself will be key to Scotland's success if they make it through and like many people, I am just delighted to see him back on a football field again at the very top level after what has been a difficult season on loan at Norwich. Scotland have four games, if they beat Ukraine, over the fortnight and I will not be surprised if Thomas Tuchel keeps a very keen eye on his young loanee.

"It is one of the admittedly few positives about so many games being played when the club is on summer break, the manager might be able to look at a few more games. He might even be able to catch some of the players he, and the club, are trying to acquire over the summer to bolster the squad.

"Look at the unexpected jump Malang Sarr and Trevoh Chalobah made this season. What is to stop someone like an Ethan Ampadu maybe doing the same this time round, as well as Gilmour and maybe Conor Gallagher."