MIDFIELD star Lewis Cook has signed a new four-year contract at Cherries.

The 21-year-old, who will remain at Vitality Stadium until at least the summer of 2022, admitted he had wasted no time putting pen to paper.

Cook told the club website: “This new contract is a really proud moment for me and the icing on the cake for the year we’ve had and all the hard work that’s gone on behind the scenes.

“It came as a nice surprise. I was just concentrating on my football and playing games but when it was spoken about, I couldn’t wait to get it signed.

“I’m really enjoying my football here and I’m looking forward to the future with AFC Bournemouth.”

Boss Eddie Howe said: “It was important we get our talented, young players to commit to the future of the club and this is a really important signing for us to make.

“Lewis has had an outstanding campaign, highlighted by his recognition with the England team and his place on standby for the World Cup squad.

“His immediate future is now with us and we can really concentrate on next season.

“This is an exciting stage of Lewis’ career, which is heading in the right direction, and I am delighted that will happen at AFC Bournemouth.”

Cherries chief executive Neill Blake added: “I am delighted Lewis has signed a new contract.

“He is an integral part of our squad and what we are trying to achieve here, both in terms of the present and the future of the club.

“We pride ourselves on developing young, homegrown talent and Lewis is a perfect example of that.

“We have given him a platform to perform at the highest level and his recent step up to the senior England squad proves we have an outstanding player on our hands who will continue to flourish here.”

Cook joined Cherries from Leeds United in the summer of 2016 and has gone on to establish himself as a key cog in Howe's side.

The York-born midfielder won his first senior Three Lions cap in March against Italy and is on standby for the World Cup.

Last year, Cook became the first England captain since Bobby Moore to lift a World Cup as England under-20s triumphed in South Korea.