Jimmy-Jay Morgan re-signs for Chelsea on record contract

Football
11 Feb 2023 • 3:56 PM MYT
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Jimmy-Jay Morgan has returned to Chelsea on a record contract.

The Daily Mail says Chelsea have awarded highly rated striker Morgan their most lucrative first professional contract ever after poaching the 17-year-old from Southampton in a deal worth up to 6million last month.

The England youth international was criticised by Saints boss Nathan Jones for rejecting the club's contract offer when he turned 17 in January, but Morgan regards the move to Stamford Bridge as a homecoming after previously being on Chelsea's books.

Morgan only joined Southampton in the first place as his family were living on the south coast and commuting to London for training was proving too tiring. He was named on the bench for the Saints' Premier League match against Brighton earlier this season.