Former Swansea City defender Jake Bidwell believes Preston North End goalkeeper Freddie Woodman is read to test himself in the Premier League. The former Newcastle United shot stopper has been linked with a move to Leeds United in the past and remains a possibility for Daniel Farke as he looks to start his rebuild at Elland Road.
Woodman has a brilliant reputation in the Championship and at just 26-years-old, his best years are some way ahead of him. There had been plenty of talk tipping the Magpies academy graduate to become the number one at St. James' Park, but first-team opportunities were limited.
He had seven loan spells away from Newcastle during his eight year senior spell at the club and would make four starts for the club - coinciding with the Magpies' worst start to a Premier League season. Woodman didn't do himself a disservice in those games, but would move to Preston North End at the start of the 2022 campaign, where he'd go on to be the number one.
