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Chelsea offer former Celtic starlet deal to see off Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City and Spurs
CHELSEA have offered youngster Islam Feruz a long-term deal to ward off interest from Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Tottenham, Barcelona and Juventus.
The Scottish Under-21 international is considered to be one of the brightest prospects in the country and Chelsea have now moved to lock up the player for the foreseeable future.
According to Sky Sports, Chelsea have offered Feruz a five-year deal at Stamford Bridge.
The highly-rated forward joined Chelsea from Celtic in September 2011 and has gone on to make a good impression at the club, resulting in him being taken on the club's pre-season tour of Asia by Jose Mourinho.
Whilst Feruz is yet to make a first-team appearance for the Blues, the youngster's form in the Next Gen series over the past couple of seasons has attracted interest from across Europe.
The Somalian-born 17-year-old elected to play for Scotland in 2009 after becoming a naturalised citizen.
It now remains to be seen whether Feruz commits his future to Chelsea or opts to further his development elsewhere.
One thing is sure: He won't be short of options should he decided to move on.