Patrick Kluivert's Nine-year-old Son Signs first contract with Nike

Shane, the son of Barcelona and Netherlands legend Patrick Kluivert, has signed a contract with sportswear giant Nike.

The 9-year-old boy took to his Instagram account, where he has 120,000 followers, to share the good news.

He wrote: "Very proud signed my first contract with @nike "

Proud father Patrick also shared the news on social. He wrote: "My son so proud of you @shanekluivert Just signed his first contract with @Nike at nine years #proud #love."

Apart from Shane's famous father, his brother Justin Kluivert, 18, is a Dutch professional football player, who currently plays for Ajax as a right winger. This makes Shane Kluivert the third member of the Kluivert family to make a name for himself.

Companies such as Nike and Adidas have talent identification departments which sign up promising young players.