Source: FOOTYMAD
Britton rejects Premier League to join Blades
Sheffield United have impressively secured the services of out of contract Swansea City midfielder Leon Britton... If the commitment of Chris Morgan, Nick Montgomery and Richard Cresswell wasn't pleasing enough, add to that the acquisitions of Daniel Bogdanovic and Johnny Ertl, the Blades have won the race to sign 27-year-old Swansea City midfielder Leon Britton on a free. It's to be believed that Premier League side Wigan Athletic, managed by former Swans manager Roberto Martinez, were keen on the Londoner, but Britton is adamant that Bramall Lane is the 'right place' to be. He said: "There was interest from the Premiership and I spoke to a couple of people there but it wasn't right for me - Sheffield United was. "First and foremost this is a massive club, you only have to look at the average attendance last season. I was here with Swansea for the penultimate one and the special atmosphere from that day is still fresh in my mind." Kevin Blackwell said: "It has been a protracted process because it started after we played Sheffield Wednesday in mid April when we had arranged to meet in the hotel and I began preliminary talks with him. "Leon is a player of real quality, the sort we have missed at this Club since the days when we had Stuart McCall and Michael Brown in the middle of the park." Well done to Kevin Blackwell and Trevor Birch for securing the signature of Britton; I'm sure many Blades fans will agree that it's a massive coup. The image used on this article is copyright to Action Images and SportBox.TV
