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Rico Henry signs new Walsall contract

Walsall's Rico Henry celebrates scoring his side's second goal of the game during the Capital One Cup, second round match at the Banks's Stadium, Walsall.
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Walsall left-back Rico Henry has signed a new contract with the Sky Bet League 1 side.

Henry, 18, will remain with the Saddlers until the end of the 2017-18 season.

The youth-team graduate has already featured on 21 occasions for the first team, scoring twice in 11 appearances this season.

Walsall boss Dean Smith told the club website: "We're really pleased he's signed a new deal. He's a good young player for us and we felt he'd earned the right to a new contract.

"We agreed a deal with Rico and he's signed a new contract for this year and another two.

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"It's really good news for the football club and hopefully he can continue his fine development."