Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma signs new deal, immediately loaned to stoke city 

- Centre-back Kurt Zouma barely let the ink dry on his new six-year deal with Chelsea before being loaned to Stoke. Zouma penned his new pact Friday morning. The club immediately announced his loan to Stoke City for the 2017-2018 season. "It is fantastic Kurt has chosen to commit his future to Chelsea. He has shown his talent since joining us three years ago, and has returned from a serious injury with a fantastic attitude," Chelsea technical director Michael Emenalo said in a team statement. "Now he has the opportunity to play regularly in the Premier League and we will be monitoring his progress closely while he is at Stoke." Zouma, 22, joined Chelsea in 2014 from St. Etienne.