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Chelsea deal confirmed: Player shares photo of him signing contract
CHELSEA goalkeeper Jamie Cumming has confirmed he has signed his first professional contract with the club.
Jamie Cumming has penned a professional deal with Chelsea
Jamie Cumming has made the step up to the Chelsea Under-23 squad this season but is yet to break into the starting XI.
The 17-year-old has twice been named on the bench in the Checkatrade Trophy, FA Youth Cup and Premier League 2 this term.
And the teenager has been rewarded for his progression with his first professional contract with the Blues.
Happy to have signed my first professional contract with @ChelseaFC. Hard work continues... ⚽?????? pic.twitter.com/lCYPWx8p23
— Jamie Cumming (@JamieC_99) January 16, 2017
The keeper has penned a deal with the Stamford Bridge club until 2019 and Cumming took to Twitter to celebrate.
He wrote on Twitter: "Happy to have signed my first professional contract with Chelsea.
"Hard work continues."
Cumming has also represented England at Under-17 level.
"Jamie Cumming is a talented goalkeeper from Eastleigh who has been at the club since he was an Under-8 in our development centre programme," Chelsea's website reads.
"He is a bright boy off the pitch and is a technically sound, good shot-stopper."