Billy Gilmour has long been regarded as the one that got away by Rangers fans, especially when we are crying out for a deep lying playmaker.
Cast in the same mould as Steven Davis, the Brighton midfielder has got his career back on track after a difficult couple of years where his progress plateaued.
Not known for his goalscoring prowess, that Billy Gilmour scored his first senior goal against France is typical of his career so far and serves as another reminder of what Rangers are missing out on.
Billy Gilmour shines as ex-Rangers star makes France impression
Despite the 4-1 score line, Scotland gave a good account of themselves against one of the best sides in world football.
Compared to the recent 2-0 defeat to Spain, they controlled possession significantly better and caused Didier Dechamps side a lot more problems.
Billy Gilmour, would was linked again in the summer, was at the heart of this, the Rangers academy product didn’t have it easy up against Eduardo Camavinga, Aurelien Tchouameni and Antoinne Griezmann but more than held his own.
The Real Madrid pair in particular will be a formidable pairing for the next decade, both, at over 6ft tall and technically gifted are straight out of the Jude Bellingham textbook for how a modern footballer looks.
Gilmour isn’t quite as gifted in terms of physicality but he more than makes up for this in technique.
Transfer links to Rangers over the last couple of seasons now look to be over with more consistent game time for Brighton following the departure of Moises Caicedo, the succession planning on the south coast in action once again.
Billy Gilmour might never have played a first team game for Rangers but there is always a sense of pride seeing him perform so well at the highest level.
Maybe one day, he will fulfil what always seemed like his destiny and return to where it all started – we can but dream.
