Nicholls scored five goals for Walsall last season

Walsall have announced that striker Alex Nicholls has signed a new two-year contract with the club.

Stourbridge-born Nicholls, 22, made 39 senior appearances last season, scoring five goals.

"I'm delighted. Everyone knows that I am happy at Walsall and to have my future sorted out is a big relief to me," he told the club's website.

"I've got a young family, my daughter Grace is just 10 months old, so it was important to get things in order."

Saddlers manager Chris Hutchings said: "I'm pleased to have Alex on board. He is an important member of the squad and, like last season, I expect to see him competing for a regular place in the starting line-up.

"It is important that the club continues to progress and look to the future and now, with Alex's long-term future secured, he too can concentrate on his ongoing development."

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