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Levi Colwill signs six-year deal with Chelsea, as the Blues fend off interest from Liverpool and Brighton to keep the highly-rated defender at Stamford Bridge

Highly-rated defender Levi Colwill has put pen to paper on a new six-year contract at Chelsea.

The 20-year-old spent last season on loan at Brighton, and the Seagulls had been keen to re-sign him permanently this summer.

They had bids of £30million and £40m rejected by the Blues, while Liverpool also registered interest in signing the 20-year-old.

But Colwill has now committed his long-term future to Chelsea, by signing a new until 2029, with the option to extend it by a further 12 months, and is set to earn over £100,000-a-week.