West Ham United have awarded 2-year scholarships to twelve of it's brightest young footballers.
At a special induction evening at Rush Green on Wednesday, the new scholars posed for photographs with Academy Director Terry Westley and their families, as well as getting down to the business of signing their new deals.
Attendants then enjoyed a three course meal before listening to a talk from Westley, who outlined what the youngsters will be expecting over the course of the next two seasons.
Among the players to sign new deals were U18 regulars Reece Hannam, Jeremy Ngakia and Bernardo Rosa, Serbian star Kristijan Belic and England U16s captain Ajibola Alese.
The scholarships will begin at the start of next season, with the youngsters all set to feature for Steve Potts and Mark Phillips' U18 side in the 2017/18 campaign.
Players awarded two-year scholarships:
Sean Adarkwa
Ajibola Alese
Kristijan Belic
Kevin Dalipi
Reece Hannam
Emmanuel Longelo
Ethan Miller
Jade Mingi
Jeremy Ngakia
Bernardo Rosa
Odisseas Spyridis
Louie Watson