“I can really get behind it” – Preston North End fan pundit gives his verdict on potential deal for ex-Liverpool player

This article is part of Football League World’s ‘Terrace Talk‘ series, which provides personal opinions from our FLW Fan Pundits regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

As Ryan Lowe faces his first summer as manager at Preston North End, he will be keen to put his own stamp on the team. 

Next season, the boss will be hoping he side can climb further up the Championship after a 13th placed finish last year.

Ben Woodburn is currently on a trial period at Preston following his release by Liverpool at the end of his contract this summer.

Therefore, we asked FLW’s Preston fan pundit Ben for his thoughts on this potential deal: “Ben Woodburn, I can really get behind it to be fair.

“He’s only 22-years-old and when I saw that, I didn’t quite realise he was still that young because he’s been around a while and it was obviously quite a while ago he burst onto the scene scoring that screamer for Wales and obviously being Liverpool’s understudy goal scorer.

“He’s another one that’s had a torrid luck with injuries and when you take on these types of players, we saw last season with the likes of Connor Wickham, Izzy Brown, when we’ve got injury prone players in the past, there is the chance they can get injured straightaway and be a waste of money.

“However, he is a player I like the look of, I think we do need another number ten to compete with Daniel Johnson who’s entering the last year of his contract and no doubt Ben Woodburn’s got the quality, he has shown that in glimpses of his career.

“He is a player Ryan Lowe said he’s tracked for a while and if he genuinely believes he can bring him in on a free transfer and get him playing regularly and influencing the team, it’s not that