The Preston Chronicle
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Preston bid $12.4M for Jack Rudoni
The offer went to Coventry City this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Market17 Aug 2026
Preston turn down Stockport County for Daniel Iversen
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Preston make their move for David Kasumu
$2.4M on the table at Huddersfield Town. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Preston go back to the board over David Kasumu
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $2.5M — a club that wants David Kasumu enough to be asked twice.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Preston make their move for Micah Hamilton
$320.0K on the table at Middlesbrough. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Preston
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Gabala tell Preston: Prince Owusu is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market17 Aug 2026
Preston promote Daniel Scott from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Daniel Scott has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
Preston promote Richard Morgan from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Richard Morgan has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Oliver Simmons joins the Preston first team
- Match A bad afternoon for Preston against Middlesbrough
- Squad A row about effort at Preston