Former Chelsea player Izzy Brown has left Preston North End after less than a season and without having played a single minute for the club.
Brown, aged 25, joined the Championship side last June after penning a one-year contract. But his stay has been ended abruptly after Lilywhites' boss Ryan Lowe said he and another player did not meet the required standards. It caps a wretched year for Brown, who ruptured his Achilles not long after arriving at Deepdale.
He suffered the freak injury in training and was side-lined ever since. It means he has left the club without ever making an appearance or featuring in a matchday squad. Lowe, speaking to the media on Thursday morning, confirmed reports that Brown and Cardiff loanee Josh Murphy had both left the club.
