Sunderland's Trai Hume says his call up to the Northern Ireland senior side is what every boy dreams of after being called up by Ian Baraclough. The Black Cats youngster has made just two starts since making the move to the Stadium of Light in January, but has impressed enough to earn his first senior call up.
With Paddy McNair staying in Northern Ireland to receive treatment on a bruised foot and fellow right-back, 18-year-old Conor Bradley of Liverpool still not yet with the senior squad, Hume is in line to make his debut in Luxembourg. The Sunderland defender knows he faces stiff competition from the Anfield youngster, who made the jump across the pond aged 18.
Hume has been made to bide his time, jumping at the chance to join Sunderland two months ago after honing his skills back home. Competition with Bradley is something the Sunderland defender is relishing, though, as he told The Irish News: "It will only benefit the both of us if there is a competition. It will bring out the better of me and it will bring out the better of Conor. I haven't thought about it that much but if we're playing for the same position it will only benefit the both of us."
