It brought in a transfer fee and created space in the squad, with North End in the market for players to strengthen different areas of their squad.
The summer transfer market in the Championship is starting to heat up, more so regarding gossip at the moment rather than actually deals.
But slowly more deals are being agreed and the rate will increase as the return to pre-season training nears.
Here is a round-up of all the transfer talk and rumours in the Championship.
But slowly more deals are being agreed and the rate will increase as the return to pre-season training nears.