Opinion: Preston North End are right to continue pursuit of 27-year-old forward

It’s become no secret amongst Preston North End and their fans that this summer is a big one when it comes down to transfers and reshuffling the squad.

With plenty of players having been let go at the end of their deals and new boss Ryan Lowe overseeing his first summer transfer window, it was always bound to see plenty of movement.

Whilst signings have already been made – PNE have snapped up the experienced Robbie Brady, Ben Woodburn and Freddie Woodman to name three for example – there is still plenty of work to be done. If you look to their forward line, that much is clear.

Right now, North End have only four potential strikers on their books. If you take Sean Maguire out of the equation due to his achilles injury and remove Mikey O’Neill due to his lack of experience, that leaves just Emil Riis and Ched Evans. If the former of the two was to suffer an injury, then it would leave just the former Fleetwood man, who bagged only twice in 23 league games last season.

The Championship side then, need some extra bodies in their forward line. It comes as no surprise then to see them linked with strikers and one name that has cropped up in recent days is that of Callum Robinson at West Brom.

The 27-year-old has been with Preston on two occasions before, joining them on an initial loan deal back when PNE were in League One and Robinson was just 19-years-old. After impressing, he eventually joined the club on a permanent basis and spent a further four campaigns with them in the second tier.

Eventually he was prised away by Sheffield United and the lure of Premier League football but now a return could be on the cards. It would be excellent business for PNE.

He’s fallen out of favour at West Brom so could be available, whether