Billy Gilmour kitted out by luxury brand six years after modelling for Burberry

BILLY GILMOUR famously modelled for Burberry off the field as a teenager.

Now the Scotland midfielder and teammate Scott McTominay will be kitted out by another luxury fashion brand – ON the pitch.

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Napoli‘s new-look kit for this season is made by Armani after the Serie A giants extended their deal as “technical sponsor”.

The famous light blue jersey – which retails at a cool £109.80 – features the EA7 branding and classic collar.

The pre-season photoshoot for the ‘Armani x Napoli’ jersey took place at the iconic Pausilypon Archeological Site, built back in the 1st Century BC.

But the here and now saw Scotland stars Gilmour and McTominay wear the shirt for the first time at the weekend.

They both came off the subs’ bench in the 4-0 win at Cagliari which lifted Antonio Conte‘s side to second place in Serie A behind early pacesetters Udinese.

Ex-Rangers and Chelsea ace Gilmour will wear the No6 shirt after his £15million switch from Brighton.

McTominay will wear the No8 jersey after his record-breaking £25m-plus switch from Manchester United.

The team-mates will face Juventus this weekend before a home debut in the Coppa Italia against Palermo next Thursday night.

Gilmour was invited to model for Burberry shortly after leaving Rangers and signing a deal with Chelsea.

Speaking afterwards, he said:  “I remember getting the phone call about Burberry and immediately thinking it was a wind-up.

‘But it was something I really liked – top people in fashion styling you, getting make-up done.

“I’m from the west coast of Scotland – it wasn’t what I was used to.

“It took my mind off football and, weirdly, I found it relaxing. It’s something completely different.”

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