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Marcell Washington signs professional contract

When your dad is a Champions League winner, you might expect to have some big shoes to fill, but that hasn’t stopped Marcell Washington from setting his own ambitions after signing his first professional contract.

The full-back has joined us from Chelsea having played eight matches on trial for the under-21s last season.

The talented teenager is the son of Ryan Bertrand, who started the 2012 final for Chelsea against Bayern Munich and Marcell revealed his father is hoping he can be even better in his own career.

“I think it's been such an honour to have him take me through clips and walk me through games that I've played,” Marcell said on his signing day.