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Preston poised to sign Nicholson

Preston boss Alan Irvine is on the brink of signing midfielder Barry Nicholson on a free in a two-year deal.

The 29-year-old former Aberdeen player will become Irvine's first capture of the summer on Tuesday - subject to his passing a medical at Deepdale.

Irvine told BBC Radio Lancashire: "I'm delighted. He made it very clear from the start that despite all the interest he wanted to sign from Preston.

"I'm happy to have a player who desperately wants to play for us."

Nicholson, who started his career with Rangers, had been linked with a move to Deepdale for several months.

He will join on a Bosman free transfer after making more than 100 appearances for the Pittodrie club, before rejecting a new deal.

Irvine added: "We wanted to get some new faces in before pre-season started and we've done that - there's still plenty of time before the season starts to get more in but Barry Nicholson is a good player to start our summer recruitment."

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