Former Liverpool midfielder Ben Woodburn has signed a one-year deal with Sky Bet Championship side Preston. The 22-year-old, whose contract at Anfield expired this summer, has enjoyed a successful trial with the Lilywhites, who have an option to extend his stay by a further 12 months, during the first week of pre-season under manager Ryan Lowe.
Woodburn, who has had loan spells at Sheffield United, Oxford, Blackpool and Hearts, told the club’s official website: “I’m very excited for the deal to be done.
I’ve been on trial for a week now and things have gone pretty well, so I’m buzzing to get started as a Preston player. “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.” Woodburn was handed a senior debut by Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp as a 17-year-old against Sunderland in November 2016 and, three days later, became the club’s youngest ever goalscorer.