Bradley Dack has admitted that he had a ‘few offers from abroad’ before joining Sunderland.
Speaking to the Sunderland Echo, the midfielder revealed that the Black Cats were one of the only Championship clubs to ‘massively excite’ him as he was deciding his next destination.
Dack arrived on Wearside on a free transfer two weeks ago after he was released by Blackburn Rovers at the end of last season.
The 29-year-old spent six years at Ewood Park, netting 57 goals and providing 28 assists in 173 appearances for the club. However, two cruciate ligament injuries left Dack sidelined for around two years.
Dack’s injury record left him unable to rediscover his previous form for Rovers and he instead joined Sunderland to reunite with former manager Tony Mowbray.
“Obviously I had a few offers from abroad but I spoke to the manager quite early in the window. He kind of said ‘listen it’s something that we want to do. It might take a bit of time’,” Dack told the Echo.
“We had to be patient, it obviously would have been nice to get in and have a full pre-season but it didn’t pan out that way.
“There were not many Championship clubs that excited me but this one did massively, the size of the club, the stadium, the players, how they did last year, obviously the manager. Everything about it just ticked so many boxes.
“Once I heard they were interested it was kind of the only place I wanted to be.”
Bradley Dack should be given a chance in Sunderland’s clash with Preston North End
Bradley Dack was left out of Sunderland’s opening day match against Ipswich Town after missing out on the entire pre-season on Wearside.
However, the midfielder made a cameo appearance in the Carabao Cup tie against Crewe earlier this week and received huge praise for his performance.
While Dack may not be fully fit to start this weekend, he has certainly earned the right to get some minutes at Deepdale and he could well be the man to unlock Sunderland’s attack this season.