Preston North End have a busy summer transfer window in store with significant change to Paul Heckingbottom’s squad anticipated.
Four loan players in Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Sam Greenwood, Ryan Porteous and Jayden Meghoma are heading back to their parent clubs. PNE will also say goodbye to a number of their out-of-contract men, with Ryan Ledson’s departure announced earlier this week.
There has already been a sale, too, as Layton Stewart makes the permanent move to Swiss outfit FC Thun. Naturally, most attention will be on who Preston bring in - former loan favourite Daniel Iversen has been linked with a return to Deepdale.
The window opens in early June and North End will certainly be eyeing early business, to get themselves up and running ahead of Heckingbottom’s first full season as boss. With the opening of the market eagerly anticipated, we asked the PNE faithful for one player they’d like to see signed this summer.
Here’s who they came up with...
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9. Lawrence Shankland (Hearts)
The 29-year-old has had a poor scoring season for Hearts, netting six league goals after consecutive tallies of 24 for the SPL side. His contract is up in the summer at Tynecastle. | SNS Group
10. Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle)
Another Argyle shout. The versatile, speedy full-back was signed for a seven-figure sum two years ago. It was a reported £1m fee and he has two years left on his contract. | Getty Images
11. Daniel Iversen (Leicester City)
It's been claimed in the media that PNE have an agreement in principle with the Danish shot-stopper, who is set to leave Leicester on a free this summer. | CameraSport - Mick Walker
12. Rob Apter (Blackpool)
A controversial one... Apter scored eight League One goals last season and is tied down until 2027. | CameraSport - Lee Parker