'Pushed as much as I could' - Callum Brittain on Blackburn Rovers move from Barnsley & new season

Callum Brittain pushed for a move this summer to Blackburn Rovers after the Ewood Park club intensified their interest in the Barnsley defender and is looking forward to the challenge the Championship poses this season.

The defender arrived earlier this week on a permanent contract and marks Jon Dahl Tomasson's first capture as head coach, with him penning a deal until 2026. The right-back fills a natural hole in the Rovers squad after the exit of Ryan Nyambe, who has joined Wigan Athletic.

The 24-year-old made his debut for Blackburn yesterday in the 1-0 pre-season victory on the road against League One side Lincoln City. Brittain impressed off the bench as he almost instantly grabbed an assist for Bradley Dack to head home what proved to be the winner.

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Rovers were keen to get the full-back through the door at Ewood Park. Brittain has been admired for some time by the club and it's not a major surprise to see they have rekindled their interest.

Asked by is he was aware of prior interest in him from Rovers, Brittain said he knew of it and once it resurfaced this summer, he pushed the Oakwell side to make the deal happen. It means he has remained in the Championship following the Tykes being relegated to League One.

The Championship is poised to be another challenging division once again with strong teams coming up from League One including the likes of Sunderland and Wigan Athletic. But Brittain vowed both he and squad are ready for the challenge as he looks forward to both an open training session in front of the Rovers faithful at Ewood Park and the season curtain raiser versus QPR.

He told : "Yeah a little bit in January