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Riis and Woodman head list of Preston departures

Freddie Woodman (left) hugging Emil Riis after a Preston matchRex Features

Freddie Woodman (left) and Emil Riis played over 300 games between them for Preston North End

Emil Riis and Freddie Woodman headline the list of players who will be leaving Preston North End this summer.

They midfielder Ryan Ledson, whose departure from the Championship club was announced earlier this week.

Striker Riis, 26, has spent five seasons at Deepdale since moving from Denmark, while goalkeeper Woodman, 28, has played for North End for three seasons.

Also 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.

North End finished 20th in the Championship, avoiding relegation on the last day of the season.

Riis ed 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 club.

Woodman made 138 appearances, was the club's player of the year two seasons ago and kept 44 clean sheets.

German 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.

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