Chelsea announcement made as exciting stopper delighted with summer move
Chelsea have announced that Jamie Cummings has agreed to join Stevenage on a season long-loan.
Cumming has been a player here since the age of eight, always deployed between the sticks during his rise through the ranks at Cobham, but he now needs game time in the first-team in order to progress.
And The goalkeeper, 20, will be getting his first taste of senior football after acting as understudy to Kepa Arrizabalaga and Willy Caballero last term, a move that he and the Stevenage board are very happy with
Cumming told the club website: “I think it is a fantastic opportunity for myself. The manager was very keen on getting me in and that was a big part of me signing here.
“He has put a lot of faith in me and I am sure I will repay that. I am just really looking forward to getting started.”
“Jamie is an exciting talent and both us and Chelsea think very highly of him,” Alex Revell said. “He is an aggressive goalkeeper in terms of how he plays and we think he will be well suited to playing in the league.
“He has already played a lot of games in the EFL Trophy and we are excited to have him at the football club. We now have two fantastic young goalkeepers and it is now down to them to fight for their place.”
Cummings is a very young and gifted stopper, so this loan move will give him the opportunity to show his ability at a very decent level, this will be a good move for the lad.
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