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Jack Simpson pens new contract

AFC Bournemouth defender Jack Simpson has signed a new contract with the Cherries.

Simpson, who has been at the club since the age of 10, has signed a new two-and-a-half-year deal, keeping him at Vitality Stadium until June 2020.

The 21-year-old has broken through into the first team picture this season, making his first competitive appearance for the senior side against Middlesbrough in the Carabao Cup.

Simpson starred in that game and also scored his first goal for the club, and went on to impress away to Chelsea and Manchester City - making his first ever Premier League start against the Citizens.

He also became the first ever academy player to make a Premier League start for the club since the Cherries' rise to the top flight.