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BBC News
13-05-2025
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Leicester City's Denmark Under-21 keeper Daniel Iversen, who had successful loan spells at Deepdale in 2020-21 and 2021-22, has been strongly linked with a move. The departure of this season's leading goalscorer Emil Riis and of Evans from the playing ranks, means a striker is also a necessity, while the club is also in the market for a midfielder, two wing-backs and one more centre-back. Ridsdale revealed he made a last-ditch attempt to persuade Riis to stay, but the Denmark U21 international was adamant about a switch. "Emil made it clear he wouldn't discuss with us. We shook his hand last week and he went with our best wishes," said the former Leeds United supremo. "He has said all season, 'don't talk to my agent about a contract, I'm going to see what's out there at the end of the season'. "I even asked him last Monday before he went, 'Look, we'll make it clear we would talk to you about a deal if you wanted to stay' and he said, 'I have no interest in staying, not because I don't like it, but because I'm at the stage of my career where I'd like to see what's out there in the broader market'. "The rest of the players we accepted were coming to the end of their contracts, with the exception of Robbie Brady, and we made him an offer. I think we're pretty close to getting that deal done."
BBC News
09-05-2025
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Riis and Woodman head list of Preston departures
Emil Riis and Freddie Woodman headline the list of players who will be leaving Preston North End this join midfielder Ryan Ledson, whose departure from the Championship club was announced earlier this Riis, 26, has spent five seasons at Deepdale since moving from Denmark, while goalkeeper Woodman, 28, has played for North End for three leaving this summer are defender Patrick Bauer and youngsters Kian Best and Kian Taylor. Republic of Ireland midfielder Robbie Brady has been offered a new deal, while Ched Evans is in talks over carrying on as a coach at the club, End finished 20th in the Championship, avoiding relegation on the last day of the season. Riis joined from Danish club Randers in October 2020, and over the course of five years he played 186 games for Preston, scoring 46 goals, including 20 in the 2021-22 season, his best at the made 138 appearances, was the club's player of the year two seasons ago and kept 44 clean defender Bauer, who moved from Charlton Athletic in 2019, played 105 times for the club, although he only had one substitute appearance in the Championship this season.
BBC News
13-03-2025
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Future of Preston forward Riis yet to be decided
Preston North End striker Emil Riis is yet to be offered a new contract by the club, according to manager Paul Danish forward scored his 10th goal of the season in North End's draw at Sunderland on Tuesday with his current contract expiring in the summer."As it stands he will be leaving. It's not up to me, it's up to Emil," Heckingbottom told BBC Radio Lancashire."Any player who is out of contract, it's totally up to them what they do."Riis arrived at Deepdale from Danish Superliga team Randers in October 2020 and has scored 39 goals in 114 league is unsure whether a new deal will be offered to the 26-year-old who could move on for free at the end of the season.''We don't want any players here who don't want to be here and likewise players don't want to play for a club that doesn't want them," he added.
