MORTON have announced that striker Jai Quitongo has put pen to paper on a new one-year contract with the club. 

The highly-rated 19-year-old committed himself to the Cappielow club until 10 June 2018 by signing a new deal on Tuesday.

Quitongo has scored six times in 23 games for Jim Duffy's side this season in addition to making his debut for Scotland's Under-21 side in November last year, but is currently out with a knee injury.

The club revealed in a statement that the youngster's form attracted a bid from Doncaster Rovers last summer, but he has resisted a move away to agree to extend his stay in Greenock.

"We’re absolutely delighted that Jai has committed himself to Morton for the foreseeable future, to the summer of 2018," Duffy told gmfc.net.

“He’s a potentially outstanding talent and we’re thrilled that Jai and the club have come to an agreement to have him stay.

"There was obviously a lot of speculation surrounding the boy just before he got injured.

“He’s only really had about 20 first-team starts, so he maybe thinks it’s in his interests as well to get a bit more experience, and if he keeps developing and working hard he may get that move further down the line.

“If he’s enjoying his football and playing regular first-team football then he might feels it’s in his best interests to stay for a bit longer. He’s a boy with terrific potential and hopefully he can fulfil some of that potential with Morton.

“But I think for everybody at this moment in time, the most important thing was that Jai wanted to sign and we were keen to get it done, so we’re delighted to get it over the line.”