Leeds United confirm Gabriel Gudmundsson signing

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00:00Leeds United have confirmed their fourth signing of the summer so far,

00:04bringing in Gabriel Goodmanson to Ellen Road.

00:07He has made clear that it has been a dream for him to play in the Premier League

00:10and is looking forward to starting.

00:13It feels very good.

00:14Obviously, it's been a dream for me to come to the Premier League

00:17and to sign for Leeds to be a part of that feels amazing.

00:20What is it about the Premier League that gets you excited then?

00:23I think I was growing up watching the Premier League

00:25and obviously my father played there as well.

00:27So it's a bit of connection there already.

00:29Your dad was part of a Blackburn Rovers team that came and played at Ellen Road.

00:34I don't think he got a game in that one.

00:36So he's been here, but that was before you were born, wasn't it?

00:38It was, yes.

00:39So has he told you stories about how the game is in this country?

00:43Yeah, I'm told, but I also know it.

00:44I think Premier League is quite common, what they are doing and playing,

00:49the sort of play style.

00:50But it's an amazing league.

00:53It's a big competitive league, strongest league in the world, I think, in my opinion.

00:56And do you know a little bit about the background here,

00:59what you've walked into, if you like, here at Ellen Road now,

01:02what this place is all about?

01:04Actually, my friends and family told me that the fan base is huge.

01:08And obviously I know that.

01:09And also this stadium here is unbelievable as well,

01:12with the fans shouting.

01:13And Bradford City are in a positive place.

01:17They are the words of manager Graeme Alexander,

01:20speaking after their first match in pre-season

01:23against FC United of Manchester, which the Bantams won.

01:26Yeah, we've just got to maintain that.

01:29You know, we've sort of looked at the conditions

01:32that we've worked in previous, last season

01:35and the athletes we have with us and so forth.

01:39So we've tried to sort of manage the pre-season load so far

01:43to make sure we've got as many players available for this game

01:46and the next four weeks.

01:48Because it's a valuable time for us as a team.

01:51Each individual, it's a valuable time for them.

01:53So, yeah, but we will have to step up

01:55when we come back in on Monday.

01:57You know, I just said to the players there,

01:58you know, it's a great end to the second week,

02:00but there's another four weeks of the six-week programme to go.

02:04So, but I feel we're in a positive place.

02:06There's still improvements to be made,

02:08but they will come naturally physically in the work we do.

02:11And then tactically, it's down to the players

02:13to take on board the info.

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