Baggies tie down Roofe

West Brom have warded off suitors as midfielder Kemar Roofe has signed his first professional contract.

Youngster signs contract with the Baggies

West Brom have warded off suitors as midfielder Kemar Roofe has signed his first professional contract with the club. The 18-year-old attacking midfielder has signed an initial 18-month contract with an option to extend the deal. A product of West Brom's academy, a string of good performances in the reserves have been attracting attention from other Premier League clubs, but the player has opted to take up West Brom's offer. He told Skysports.com: "I'm delighted to have it signed. I've been here since I started playing football and it's the place I know I will benefit from further. "It's a great set up and the staff are fully supportive of everyone at the club. "I know I benefitted a lot as well from a loan in Iceland that the club set up for me pre-season and I now need to work hard to keep progressing." West Brom may now look to loan Roofe out once again to give him more experience of first-team football.