{"id":578766,"date":"2021-01-14T08:35:06","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T13:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=578766"},"modified":"2021-01-14T08:35:06","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T13:35:06","slug":"alan-browne-pens-new-preston-north-end-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/14\/alan-browne-pens-new-preston-north-end-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Browne Pens New Preston North End Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/25dea15a\/Alan-Browne\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alan Browne<\/a> has agreed a new contract at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/10\/nottingham-forest-scouting-doncaster-rovers-midfielder-ben-whiteman\/\" target=\"_self\">Preston North End<\/a>, as confirmed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnefc.net\/news\/2021\/january\/club-captain-alan-browne-commits-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">by the club\u2019s official website.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Alan Browne Signs New Preston North End Contract<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u270d\ufe0f \ud835\ude4a\ud835\ude6a\ud835\ude67 \ud835\ude58\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude65\ud835\ude69\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude63&#8230;\ud83d\ude0d<\/p>\n<p>Preston North End captain Alan Browne has put pen to paper on a new three-and-a-half-year deal at Deepdale. \ud83e\udd0d<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nFoQCLV2MY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/nFoQCLV2MY<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pnefc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#pnefc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GyCaTUFMOB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/GyCaTUFMOB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Preston North End FC (@pnefc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pnefc\/status\/1349427261259313160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 13, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>One of a Number of Players Out of Contract<\/h3>\n<p>The midfielder- who has now signed a new deal- was one of a number of key Preston players who are out of contract in the summer, so it is a matter of importance that the club try and sign them to new deals before they leave for nothing.<\/p>\n<p>With many fans fearing club captain Browne could leave the club, they\u2019ll rejoice in the news that he has now agreed an extension to his current deal.<\/p>\n<p>The Republic of Ireland international has been with the club since he was 18-years old.<\/p>\n<h3>Browne is Club Captain<\/h3>\n<p>After starting to get games for the club when they were in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/league-football\/league12\/\" target=\"_self\">League One,<\/a> he has slowly established himself as one of the club\u2019s most important and longest-serving players.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Browne is now the club\u2019s captain and is loved by many of North End\u2019s fans &#8211; so the news of an extension is good news and good business by the club.<\/p>\n<p>The deal will see Browne stay at the club for a further three years and until the end of the 2023\/24 campaign.<\/p>\n<h3>Alan Browne Happy to Sign New Preston Contract<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking about the new contract, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnefc.net\/news\/2021\/january\/club-captain-alan-browne-commits-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Browne said:<\/a> \u201cI have been here a long time and it is such a relief to get it over the line and have a few more years of me being at this fantastic club and hopefully we can make the next coming years successful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is time to take the next step with my career. I had different opinions from different people and I wanted to gather as many opinions as I possibly could I felt that this was the right decision for me and hopefully I can progress with my own career, as well as with the football club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With one of the big five now signed on, it\u2019s now time for North End to try and get all the others tied up to deals.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"OJ0u8q5nT0x-FdFkR3aQug\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1229512841\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'OJ0u8q5nT0x-FdFkR3aQug',sig:'qjJl_T3w4DLFe8WFMJVbNvH616dhE2Lw7k5kegocum4=',w:'594px',h:'471px',items:'1229512841',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alan Browne has agreed a new contract at Preston North End, as confirmed by the club\u2019s official website. 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