Chelsea have officially announced the signing of Jimmy Jay Morgan from the Southampton academy. The youngster has signed a three-and-a-half year deal with the Blues, which is for an initial £3 million with bonuses involved in addition.
The youngster will be wearing the number 9 shirt for their youth team, and has been presented as a new signing by the club. He previously trained with their academy before moving to Southampton. But after an impressive spell with the Saints, he has returned to Cobham and will continue his development there.
Jimmy Jay Morgan signs for Chelsea academy
The youngster has impressed at the youth level for Southampton so far, scoring 27 goals for the U16 team last season. He has also played for the U18s, and has scored 18 goals for them.
This season, he has scored six goals and provided five assists in 13 games for the Saints. And now, he will be expected to bring his impressive goalscoring form to Chelsea, at their highly-rated youth system.
However, Jimmy Jay Morgan will be up against stiff competition to break into the first team. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, David Datro Fofana and Kai Havertz are the options available for the club up-front. But, Graham Potter might just choose to trust the 17-year-old if he can show the right qualities at the top level.
