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Kian Taylor 1 month loan to Altrincham

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Bowler loan ends

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reston North End are delighted to confirm Ryan Porteous has joined the club on loan from Watford.

The central defender will spend the remainder of the season at Deepdale and will take the No.2 shirt.

Ryan arrives with experience of playing regularly in the Championship and also on the international stage with Scotland.

Ryan said: “I’m delighted. It’s all come about quite fast. When the manager spoke to me, having worked with him before at Hibs, I was pretty sure that I was going to come here.

“I'm looking forward to it. I think at the age I am now, I need a consistent run of games and a healthy environment. I feel that Preston can provide that right now.”


The 25-year-old began his career with his boyhood club Hibernian, where he worked with PNE manager Paul Heckingbottom.

After more than 150 appearances for Hibs, Ryan made the move to England to join up with Watford in January 2023.

He’s since featured 82 times for the Hornets and the defender has also earned 12 caps for Scotland, including an appearance at the 2024 European Championships.

Paul Heckingbottom said: “I’m really pleased we’ve managed to bring Ryan in. He’s a player I know well from my time at Hibernian and I’m looking forward to working with him again.

“We’re unfortunately going to be missing Jordan Storey for a while through injury, so it’s a position which we wanted to cover and we’ve managed to do that by adding quality with Ryan.

“He’s an international defender with experience of playing regularly in the Championship, so he’ll be a good addition for us between now and the end of the season

Preston North End are delighted to confirm Kitt Nelson has signed a new contract with the club.

The 20-year-old, who has progressed through the PNE Academy since joining at an early age, has signed a new deal to keep him at Deepdale until at least 2028.

He will now join up with Cork City ahead of the start of their season and will remain at Turners Cross until 30th June.

Kitt said: “I’m over the moon really. I’ve been here since I was eight so to sign a new deal, I’m just delighted and looking forward to the hard work ahead.

“When you’re young, you’re always trying to impress and earn yourself a contract with the aim of breaking into the first team. I’m really excited to have the opportunity to really kick on over the next few years.

“I can’t thank the gaffer enough for what he’s done for me. He’s brought me up to the first team environment and I’ve noticed myself improving every day.

“I’m really excited for my loan spell at Cork now, too. They’ve got good fans out there and they’re a big ambitious club so I’m delighted with the opportunity to get some more experience.”

Kitt was predominantly an attacker coming through the ranks at North End, scoring plenty of goals throughout the age groups and particularly for the U19s.

He’s shown versatility this season, though, as he’s operated on the right of a back four or as a wing-back in Premier League Cup matches and in the Central League.

Kitt has been involved in four Championship matchday squads this season and has regularly trained with the first team at Euxton.

Manager Paul Heckingbottom said: “Kitt’s definitely deserved his new deal. He’s a great lad with a top attitude and he’s worked really hard ever since I arrived.

“I think his loan to Cork will do him the world of good in terms of going out and getting that experience in a good league and getting used to playing men’s football.”

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Preston North End are delighted to confirm Max Wilson has signed his first professional deal with the club.

The 18-year-old has penned a contract to keep him at Deepdale until at least the summer of 2027, with the club holding the option of extending by an additional year.

Max, in the second year of his scholarship, will now head out on his first loan spell to join up with Irish side Galway United until 30th November 2025.

Speaking after signing his new deal, Max said: “I’m delighted after being here for so long. It’s good to be able to go to that next step and keep pushing on.

“The loan to Galway is an opportunity for me to play men's football and get me ready because obviously I want to push onto the first team here and play in front of fans every week. It's a whole different level compared to Academy football.



“If I do well there, then hopefully I can take what I've learned and come back here and impress.”

Max joined the club as an U9 and has worked his way through the ranks to becoming a professional. Even before becoming a scholar, the midfielder – who’s also capable of playing as a striker – was featuring regularly for the U19s, and he was named Scholar of the Year at the end of the 2023/24 season.

That was a successful campaign for the youngster, as he captained the team to both league and cup title victories.

Manager Paul Heckingbottom said: “Max is a player highly regarded within our Academy system and he’s been a key player in the U21s and reserve matches so far this season.

“His ability and physicality for his age is clear to see so it’ll be great for Max to go out to Ireland and get his first taste of men’s football, before coming back to us.”