London, Dec. 13 -- : Footballer Fikayo Tomori on Friday signed a new five-year contract with English Premier League franchise Chelsea.

Acknowledging the development, Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia in an official statement said, "We are very happy to see another fantastic young player come through from our Academy into the senior team. Fikayo has been with us since he was seven years old and has contributed to many Chelsea successes at youth level."

"Having enjoyed an impressive loan spell at Derby last season, Fikayo had a strong start to this campaign and we are enjoying seeing him grow into a key player for us," he added.

Tomori scored his first Chelsea goal against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux in a 5-2 win in September thi...