Preston North End are keen on signing Dijon midfielder Bersant Celina, who spent the 2021/22 season on loan with Ipswich Town in League One, reports TWTD.
Celina, 25, left French side Dijon to join Ipswich Town on loan ahead of the 2021/22 campaign.
The Kosovo international went on to feature 32 times in the third tier, scoring six and assisting six to help the Tractor Boys claim an 11th place finish under Kieran McKenna.
Celina, a former Swansea City midfielder, has since returned to parent club Dijon. But TWTD are now reporting that the Lilywhites are weighing up a summer move for Celina, with other clubs set to join the race.
Ryan Lowe’s side finished the 2021/22 Championship campaign in 13th, and fans will be hoping to see several names come through the door this summer after the club announced via their retained list that a number of first-team players are leaving this summer.
Creative spark…
Preston North End lacked a bit of creativity last season. They had more attacking prowess with Cameron Archer in the second half of the season, but Preston still only managed 52 goals in the league last season.
Lowe will know that he needs a bit more in the way of creativity going into the 2022/23 campaign and Celina could give him just that – he’s showed with Swansea City and now Ipswich Town that he can both create and score goals, having become something of a fan favourite at Portman Road.
With more teams set to join the race though, Preston might have to move quick to make the move happen, and Lowe will be keen to bolster his side early on in the summer transfer window after letting go a number of players this week.
