Preston North End boss Ryan Lowe has said that he hopes his club can get something out of recently released Liverpool defender Ben Woodburn.
Woodburn became the Reds' youngest ever goalscorer in 2016 but injuries and new signings saw the Welshman get sent out on loan in search of regular first-team football. The 22-year-old spent last season on loan at Hearts in Scotland and upon his return to Merseyside in the summer, ended his 10-plus years at the club.
A former Kirkby academy graduate himself, Preston manager Lowe said that he previously tried to bring Woodburn in on loan when he was at Plymouth but failed due to the level the club were at. However, now that he has secured the midfielder on a trial, Lowe is hopeful that he can get him back on track.
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“He’d obviously been playing at a higher level,” Lowe told PNEFC.net of why an attempted loan to Plymouth broke down.
“Obviously his contract’s now ended at Liverpool. He was up with Hearts in Scotland last season and he’s a fantastic talent.
“We’re hoping we can get a tune out of him.”
Despite playing at such a high level throughout his career, Lowe, who is a big Liverpool supporter himself, has told Woodburn that there are no guarantees he will be given a contract at Deepdale.
“He’s going to be with us for a few weeks and it’s over to Ben now to showcase what he’s really about,” he continued.
“Because with the likes of Ben who have probably had a little bit of a dip in form of late, we’re coaches and managers that want to try and bring the best back out of young lads like him.
“He’ll be with us for a little while. He’s a fantastic kid, he’s trained fantastically well today, a good footballer.
“But there’s probably one or two more that’ll probably come in with us over the pre-season training because it’s good that we can have a look at them and they can get a look at us.”
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