A big favourite among our young fans, the England defender has always been keen to get involved in our junior activities and jumped at the chance to take up an official role.

Our young fans are integral to our future and with Cahill’s help, we hope to continue to bring them closer to our great club.

Cahill will aim to inspire our young fans by offering them unrivalled behind-the-scenes access to the club through regular videos on the Bridge Kids website. There will also be opportunities to meet him at a number of exclusive junior events with plenty of other surprises guaranteed along the way.

To mark this exciting announcement, we invited 12 young Chelsea fans to ask Gary a question for our special new feature, 'Cahill’s Questions’. You can watch the first three below...