2 changes we could see at Preston North End this summer

There was promise a few months ago that Preston North End might finally be able to push back into the Championship play-offs for the first time since 2009 – but it sadly was not to be for the Lilywhites.

Ryan Lowe was able to galvanise the PNE fanbase and in turn the results were going in the right direction, but he has realised that the job is going to be a lot tougher than he probably imagined as Lowe has been on the wrong end of some heavy defeats recently from league rivals.

There promises to be a lot of changes going into the following campaign, with contracts expiring and new players needed.

Let’s look at TWO big changes that could feasibly happen at North End over the summer as they build up to the 2022-23 season, which starts at the end of July.

A brand new goalkeeper

After one and a half seasons at Deepdale, Daniel Iversen looks destined for bigger and better things.

The towering Dane arrived in January 2021 as a replacement for injury-stricken Declan Rudd, and PNE fans soon became well-acquainted with his brilliant shot-stopping skills which won the club many points.

Iversen returned over the summer on a season-long loan from Leicester City and he’s been better than ever when it comes to shot-stopping – although he’s been kept busy thanks to a PNE defence that hasn’t always exactly covered itself in glory.

Next season, Iversen looks destined to be at a club that is either challenging for promotion or in a top division somewhere in Europe – if not challenging for Kasper Schmeichel’s shirt at the King Power Stadium.

He’s already been linked with a move to Middlesbrough and in turn, North End are believed to be interested in young Manchester City stopper Gavin Bazunu – currently on loan at Portsmouth – so they