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Academy Graduates Commit To Next Stage Of Development

We can confirm a number of young players have agreed new terms with us, while several Academy talents have also taken the next step in their journeys by signing professional contracts.

2026-08-18T10:00+01:00

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Academy Graduates Commit To Next Stage Of Development

We can confirm a number of young players have agreed new terms with us, while several Academy talents have also taken the next step in their journeys by signing professional contracts.

Admin

2026-08-18T10:00+01:00

Academy Graduates Commit To Next Stage Of Development

We can confirm a number of young players have agreed new terms with us, while several Academy talents have also taken the next step in their journeys by signing professional contracts.

Admin

2026-08-18T10:00+01:00

Academy Graduates Commit To Next Stage Of Development

We can confirm a number of young players have agreed new terms with us, while several Academy talents have also taken the next step in their journeys by signing professional contracts.

Admin

2026-08-18T10:00+01:00

Academy Graduates Commit To Next Stage Of Development

We can confirm a number of young players have agreed new terms with us, while several Academy talents have also taken the next step in their journeys by signing professional contracts.

Admin

2026-08-18T10:00+01:00

Stevie Bausor, Bobby Amartey, Mirsad Ali, Logan Briggs, Josh King and Harry French have signed new deals
Alpha Diallo, Will Daniels, Hugo De Lisle and Fabien Simons sign their first professional contracts

Goalkeeper Stevie Bausor, 21, defender Mirsad Ali, 20 and striker Josh King, 19 have all signed new contracts to extend their says at the Football Club, while midfielder Logan Briggs, 21, also signed a new deal ahead of a loan to Northampton Town. All have been with our Academy since Foundation Level (Under-9s to Under-11s).

They join defender Bobby Amartey and goalkeeper Harry French, both 20, in continuing their progressions in our pathway, having each joined us at Youth Development Level (Under-12s to Under-14s).

The group have all played important roles across our Academy system in recent seasons, rising through the ranks and gaining valuable experience at youth and senior level.

Joining them in the professional setup are defenders Alpha Diallo, and Canadian youth international Will Daniels, both 18, Fabien Simons, 17, and midfielder Hugo De Lisle, 17, who have all signed their first professional contracts.

Alpha has been with us from the Under-9s to Under-11s age groups, Will and Hugo have been part of our Academy from Under-12s to Under-14s, while Fabien joined from Fulham as a Scholar last season.

They have all impressed throughout their time with our Academy and their new deals represent the latest stage of their footballing journeys as they look to continue their progression towards senior football.

These milestones also reflect years of work by staff across our Academy. Many of the players first came into the Club through our Pre-Academy before formally joining at Under-9 level and have since been supported at every stage of their development.

Their new deals are the latest examples of a pathway that has helped produce a number of players who have gone on to represent our First Team in recent years.

We’d like to congratulate our players on their new contracts and wish them every success as they continue their development with us.

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