Jack Evans has signed a new contract with Swansea City just months after being diagnosed with cancer.

Evans has not kicked a ball since the devastating diagnosis last summer but is now in remission after successful treatment.

He has since returned to Swansea's academy in a bit to return to full fitness.

And the 20-year-old has signed a fresh contract with the Swans, with his new deal set to keep him with the club until June 2020.

“I’d like to thank the club for extending my contract and for their support during my treatment,” said Evans.

“Swansea City is known as a family club, and the support of my team-mates, coaches and staff has reiterated that belief.

“I would also like to thank all the nurses and staff at the Teenage Cancer Trust’s unit in the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff for their tremendous effort, care and support.

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“I can’t express enough how much that support means to me.”

Evans joined the club at the age of eight and has established himself as a popular member in the Under-23 squad.

Earlier this month, Under-23s coach Cameron Toshack revealed that kitman Shaun Baggridge would hang up Evans' shirt in the dressing room ahead of every Swansea fixture this season.

And academy boss Nigel Rees admits there was huge relief around the club when it emerged that Evans was in remission.

“Everyone at the club was relieved to hear Jack is now in remission and is starting training again," said Rees.

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“He has gone through a lot, but he’s always remained positive and upbeat about his recovery.

“The new contract sums up how much the club – and everyone within it – thinks of Jack not just as a footballer but as a person.”

In December it was revealed that the first-team squad donated a five-figure sum to a JustGiving page as a show of support for the Wales Under-21 international and his family.

The money has been donated to the Teenage Cancer Trust after Evans' brother Cameron, sister Rebecca and their friends Kieran Richards and Jordan Jones all completed the Cardiff Half Marathon to raise money for the charity at the start of October. They eventually raised in the region of £20,000.