Damian Cech – son of former Chelsea and Arsenal goalkeeper Petr – has signed a scholarship with Fulham, according to reports from the Czech Republic.

Sportnet reports that the sixteen year-old, who grew up in London whilst his father was playing in the Premier League, has been training at Motspur Park for a few years since he was released by Chelsea’s academy. The younger Cech’s sister also plays for Fulham’s female youth side as a defender and Damien has now put pen to paper on a formal contract with London’s oldest professional club.

In an interview with Idnes.cz, Cech Snr – who won 124 caps for the Czech Republic and four Premier League details in a storied career, says:

I didn’t push my children into football, but they found it anyway. They just live with my name, so they have been compared to me since they were very young.”