After receiving a call-up to the senior England squad for the
upcoming World Cup qualifiers the Blues' left-back has also been
rewarded for his fine club form with a new contract
Chelsea have confirmed that Ryan Bertrand has signed a new five-year deal with the club.
The
left-back has been at the Blues since 2005, when he joined their
academy from Gillingham, but did not make his debut until 2011 after
five separate loan spells to the lower leagues.
The 23-year-old is seen as a long-term
replacement for full-back Ashley Cole but has recently been given a more
attacking role on the left-wing, a position he played in his biggest
game for Chelsea - the Champions League final, and his European debut,
against Bayern Munich.
Bertrand has now made 15 starts for the
Stamford Bridge outfit, adding four more appearances from the
substitutes' bench, while playing a role in the club's impressive start
to this season's Premier League.
The player's form and continued
selection saw him make Stuart Pearce's Team GB Olympic squad for London
2012 this summer, before also being handed his England debut by Roy
Hodgson in a friendly victory over Italy in August.
The Englishman has also now been called to the senior squad for the upcoming World Cup 2014 qualifiers with Moldova and Ukraine.
Bertrand
had formerly represented the Three Lions across the youth age groups,
and has since expressed his delight at making the step-up to the senior
side.
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After receiving a call-up to the senior England squad for the
upcoming World Cup qualifiers the Blues' left-back has also been
rewarded for his fine club form with a new contract
Chelsea have confirmed that Ryan Bertrand has signed a new five-year deal with the club.
The
left-back has been at the Blues since 2005, when he joined their
academy from Gillingham, but did not make his debut until 2011 after
five separate loan spells to the lower leagues.
The 23-year-old is seen as a long-term
replacement for full-back Ashley Cole but has recently been given a more
attacking role on the left-wing, a position he played in his biggest
game for Chelsea - the Champions League final, and his European debut,
against Bayern Munich.
Bertrand has now made 15 starts for the
Stamford Bridge outfit, adding four more appearances from the
substitutes' bench, while playing a role in the club's impressive start
to this season's Premier League.
The player's form and continued
selection saw him make Stuart Pearce's Team GB Olympic squad for London
2012 this summer, before also being handed his England debut by Roy
Hodgson in a friendly victory over Italy in August.
The Englishman has also now been called to the senior squad for the upcoming World Cup 2014 qualifiers with Moldova and Ukraine.
Bertrand
had formerly represented the Three Lions across the youth age groups,
and has since expressed his delight at making the step-up to the senior
side.
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