Ryan Bertrand<\/a> have signed new long-term deals to remain at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\nThe duo have committed their futures to the club, with McEachran signing for five years and Bertrand four.<\/p>\n
This marks the first activity since new manager Andre Villas-Boas took charge, with the Portuguese boss acting quickly to secure the futures of two of the club’s brightest homegrown talents.<\/p>\n
For McEachran, his new deal continues his impressive rise through the Chelsea ranks as he looks to build upon his breakthrough season.<\/p>\n
The 18-year-old is seen as one of the best young talents in English football and is expected to have a big future ahead of him.<\/p>\n
He made his debut in a Champions League as a substitute in September, but did not start his first league game until the final home match against Newcastle.<\/p>\n
In total, he has made 17 appearances for the club, with 13 of those coming from the bench.<\/p>\n
The midfielder was part of the FA Youth Cup winning side of 2010 and was last season named the club’s Young Player of the Year.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Chelsea’s official website, McEachran said: “It is good to be offered this sort of contract. It is what I wished for when I was a kid and hopefully I will spend my career at Chelsea.<\/p>\n
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“I have wanted to do that since I was a kid, since I joined when I was eight years old. It will be good if I do but I need to keep working.<\/span><\/p>\n“This season my target is just to play more minutes. Hopefully I will play more games and keep improving.”<\/span><\/p>\nBertrand has taken a different route to McEachran, spending most of his career on loan at a number of clubs, including Norwich and Nottingham Forest.<\/span><\/p>\nThe left-back has struggled to find his way into the first team as he has been behind both Ashley Cole and Yuri Zhirkov in the pecking order.<\/span><\/p>\nHis only appearance came as a substitute against Birmingham in April, but he is hoping to get more minutes under his belt this season.<\/span><\/p>\n“It’s a big commitment, I see the club going in the right direction,” said the former Gillingham player.<\/span><\/p>\n“I want to stay here, it’s the reason I came here six years ago and it’s refreshing to have the new manager come in. I’m looking forward to listening and learning from him.<\/span><\/p>\n“I can see the manager is young and hungry and wants to take the club forward so I want to be part of that and I thought it was best for me to stay.<\/span><\/p>\n“Obviously Ashley Cole is number one left- back but hopefully I can get a game here and there.<\/span><\/p>\n“It gave me a lot of confidence that I can play for Chelsea and I’m aiming to get a few more games. I hope to stay here this season and hopefully catch the manager’s eye.”<\/span><\/p>\nBoth players reported back to Stamford Bridge following disappointing summer campaigns with the national team. McEachran injured his hamstring with the under-19 squad and Bertrand was part of the under-21 side who failed to get past the group stage in the European championships.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nHere is the original post:
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