West Ham United have secured England U18 starlet Robert Hall to a new contract.
Hall has signed pro terms with the Hammers months after helping England win the U17 European Championships.
"It is a great feeling," Hall told whufc.com after signing. "I am here with mum and dad and I owe them a lot.
"It is nine years that we have been coming up the M25 every day to get here. Now I am in the Academy house and I am happy with this achievement. it is a family thing for me. They have helped me through and I always feel my family are with me when I am on the pitch.
"They always make the effort to come and support me, whether it is abroad or near my house. That is why I love playing football because I have my family right behind me."