Jobe Bellingham has taken pride in being one of the players who helped Sunderland regain promotion to the Premier League after eight years, Afrosport reports.
The Black Cats pulled off a remarkable comeback against Sheffield United in Saturday’s promotion playoff final, scoring in the final 14 minutes to win 2-1, Tom Watson’s stoppage time strike sending the Wembley crowd into raptures.
Reflecting on the financially-transforming victory, the younger brother of Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham said: “It means everything for everyone here. It’s all the club have been aiming to achieve for eight years.
“Every single player who’s come here has spoken about getting the club back to the Premier League.
“So many have failed, but I take a lot of pride in saying I was one of the players who helped this great club get back to where it belongs.
“I always believed. When you’ve got supporters like this, and a group of lads like that, you have to believe.
“I know people doubted us, and that’s understandable. We lost a few games, and people talk about momentum, but I think we did enough and showed throughout the season for people to at least give us some credit going into the playoffs.
“You need experience, of course, but with youth, you play loads of games and you get that experience. You get experience by failing, and we failed together so many times – in the end, we’ve come good.”
Say it louder for the people at the back, Jobe! 📣 pic.twitter.com/MyLoPBKuhJ
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Sunderland finished fourth during the regular season and are back in the Premier League for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
Their top-flight return is also set to earn them a juicy financial return worth a reported £200 million.
