Matt Pennington becomes latest Bradford City recruit

The latest West Yorkshire sport headlines, from Daniel Wales.

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00:00Bradford City have made yet another signing ahead of the new season, this

00:04time bringing in Matt Pennington. Yeah really excited, obviously coming off

00:09back of summer I'm looking for a new club and yeah buzzing that I'm here and

00:14really excited to get going. And what was that decision like for you, is it quite an easy decision to sign?

00:18Yeah I mean it's always tough because there's options in the window and you

00:22have to weigh up like your lifestyle and family situations and where you

00:27think is best for your career as well. So it's always a difficult decision but

00:32this was the right decision for me and my wife as well and it feels really good,

00:38feels aligned with what we want and you know both personally and like as a

00:44career. I met the manager earlier in summer and he aligned with what I want to

00:51see in a football team and the values that he has and instills into his team

00:56just something that resonated with me and so ever since that conversation I've

01:00been keen to get the deal done. I guess that's always a benefit isn't it when the

01:03manager's views and the way you want to play football aligns with what you want

01:07from your own career as well? Definitely yeah, you've got that cohesion haven't you?

01:10And Leeds United's new defender Jakar Biol who was recently signed from Udinese to

01:16the Ellen Road based club has said that he will give everything whilst he is a

01:21Leeds United player for the cause in the Premier League in the upcoming season

01:25which gets underway in mid-August. He made clear that it will be tough for

01:30Leeds United to survive but that they will push and give everything to do so. I can

01:35promise that I will give everything, that I will give everything in every

01:38training as well to be ready for the first game of the season and then yeah then

01:43just go up from there. Excited? For sure, a lot. Can't wait to play the first game also

01:49already in pre-season I heard is a big game, first game in pre-season so I can't

01:54wait. And here, first game in the Premier League as we know now on Monday

01:59against Everton, looking forward to that potentially if selected obviously. If

02:03selected obviously a few minutes maybe and anything, anything but first game in

02:07Premier League everything, everything comes together and a big game at home

02:10Monday night football so so excited for sure.