Chelsea: Cesar Azpilicueta signs new three-and-a-half year contract

The 27-year-old full back has established himself as a first-team regular at Stamford Bridge since arriving in 2012

Azpilicueta has won the Premier League, League Cup and Europa League since joining Chelsea (Getty)

Cesar Azpilicueta has signed a new three-and-a-half year contract at Chelsea, tying him down to the west London club until 2020.

The 27-year-old full back has established himself as a first-team regular at Stamford Bridge since arriving in a £7m deal from Marseille in 2012.

Azpilicueta has won the Premier League, the League Cup and the Europa League since joining Chelsea, and was named the club’s player of the year by his peers in the 2013/14 season.

Having signed his new contract, Azpilicueta said: “I’m really happy to have signed a new contract. Since I arrived here my target was to progress as a player and win trophies.

“This new contract gives me the chance to continue my relationship with the club, that’s what I wanted and obviously I’m really happy here.

“We’ve had some really good moments so far this season. From day one, we started working very hard. We have a new manager with new ideas and I’m really happy to be working with him,” he added.

“Obviously we can still improve but the long-term aim for us is to win trophies, that is what we all want, the players, manager and fans.”

Chelsea currently sit at the top of the Premier League table, having won each of their last nine league games under Antonio Conte.