Kakuta, who joined the Blues in the summer of 2007 after a legal wrangle with former club Lens, was due to leave the Premier League champions when his contract ran out at the end of the season. The Frenchman had been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge but he has now committed himself to the club until 2015. Having put pen to paper on the deal, Kakuta told the club's official website about his delight at the new deal and his immediate targets. "Since I signed for Chelsea when I was 16 all I was thinking about was to get to the first team," he said. "Now I have been playing a few times with the first team and I have signed for four-and-a-half more years I have to make a way for myself into the starting 11, and make my dream come true. "The manager said to me it is the right time to play and I think for me it is as well. It's my job to do my best and try to play more often and show the coach that I am good enough to play in the team." Kakuta has progressed into the France Under-20 squad this season having won the European Under-19s Championships with his nation in the summer. He was named UEFA's Golden Player for the tournament. At Chelsea this season Carlo Ancelotti has deployed him as a wide man in the front three and used him in five out of six Champions League group games, starting him in two including the home game against group runners-up Marseille. "It is a dream when you are young to play in the Champions League and I hope I will play more games. "It is always good to play with players with more experience, you learn quicker and to improve quicker is good for our development."
