Defender
Trevoh Chalobah has signed a new contract with Chelsea that runs until 2026.
The Chelsea academy product made his first senior appearance at Stamford
Bridge on the opening day of the Premier League campaign this season,
scoring in a 3-0 win against Crystal Palace.
Chalobah has made 10 appearances this season under head coach Thomas Tuchel,
who has praised the 22-year-old defender's consistency in his first season
with the Blues first team.
"It's quite surreal," Chalobah, who joined Chelsea aged eight, told the club
website. "It's a dream for me to sign a new long-term contract for my
boyhood club and hopefully the dream continues.
"It's been an unbelievable start to the season and something I never
expected but it just shows that the hard work I've put in and going out on
loans had paid off.
"I tried to impress the manager in pre-season and then take that into the
games so it's been good and consistency now is the key to keep those high
levels."
Chalobah is the latest young player to graduate from Chelsea's academy to
the senior side, following in the footsteps of Reece James, Mason Mount,
Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Callum Hudson-Odoi.
Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia added: "To see Trevoh joining so many of
his fellow Academy graduates in the men's first team is something we are
exceptionally proud of as a Club. When he scored in the first game of the
Premier League season, it was an emotional moment for everyone involved in
his progress to this point.
"His performances in the early months of the season, as well as his attitude
and professionalism, have impressed us all and we are very pleased to be
able to reward Trevoh's progress with this new long-term contract."
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