Chelsea is pleased to confirm the signing of Omari Kellyman from Aston Villa, and he cannot wait to get started.

The 18-year-old has signed a six-year contract with the Blues, which includes the option of a further year, and will join his new team-mates for pre-season next month.

Kellyman said: ‘It is fantastic to be standing here as a CHELSEA player. It’s a massive club with an amazing history, so it is great to join. It is a dream come true for sure. I’m buzzing to have put on the shirt and can’t wait to get started.’

‘Day-to-day, I just hope people don’t have a bad word to say about me and it is something that I think about quite consciously,’ he explains.

‘It comes from my family. My family are the type of people who always help people out and that is where it comes from.’

‘It is special to have my family here and it is a big thing for me, to be able to see their faces,’ says Omari. ‘People don’t get to do this often so it is a big driving factor personally.

‘The fact that I just want to make my family happy and proud has probably been my biggest driving factor and it gets me going every day,’ he adds.

‘Growing up, I remember my dad would be working two jobs and always on the go,’ Omari said. ‘I have obviously seen that if someone else can work that hard, then I can. That is something which rubbed off on me.’

‘I think one of my key characteristics is my confidence. The more confident I feel, the more successful I have been.

‘Whether that be coming into new environments and meeting new people or on a football pitch – showing people what I can do and what I am about – I think my confidence has helped me be more successful.’