Preston North End have announced the signing of Ben Woodburn on a free transfer.
He went on loan to Oxford United, Blackpool and Hearts during his time with the Reds and joined up withWoodburn said: “I’m very excited for the deal to be done. Obviously I’ve been on trial for a week now and things have gone pretty well, so I’m buzzing to get started as a“Obviously when I got called and told I could come and train, I was buzzing. I wanted to show the gaffer what I could do, luckily I’ve earned a contract out of it.
“He’s tried to get me at his older clubs a few times and unfortunately things haven’t worked out there, but now we can work together and I’m a fan of how he plays football, so I’m really excited to get going.”He becomes the Lilywhites’ third signing of the summer, after Freddie Woodman and Dai Cornell joined just over a week ago.
North End boss Lowe likes the versatility that Woodburn provides and can even see him playing as a wing back in his 3-5-2 system. He said: “Ben’s someone I’ve taken a real interest in over the past few years since he burst on to the scene at Liverpool at a young age. “He’s a fantastic lad with a fantastic talent who’s had it up and down over the past few years, but we feel that at the tender age of 22, we can develop him into a top player for“We’ve only had him with us for a week but you can see the quality he’s got. He’s a good footballer with a good footballing brain and he’s a good acquisition for us.”
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