Lee Nicholls 'leaving' Huddersfield Town for Preston North End as Sunderland loan deal 'agreed'
Lee Nicholls is reportedly on his way out of Huddersfield Town
Lee Nicholls is reportedly set to depart Huddersfield Town for Preston North End after five years in West Yorkshire.
The 33-year-old joined the Terriers from Milton Keynes Dons back in 2021 and has since amassed 178 appearances between the sticks.
Last season, he lost his spot as the first-choice goalkeeper to loanee Owen Goodman before eventually pushing himself back into the role.
Huddersfield again appear set to go down the loanee goalkeeper route, with reports having suggested they are close to landing Sunderland’s Matty Young.
Lee Nicholls tipped for Huddersfield Town exit
According to reporter Alan Nixon via his Patreon page, Nicholls is leaving the Terriers and heading to the Championship with Preston.
He will face stern competition for minutes with Daniel Iversen on the books at Deepdale, but is seemingly up for the fight.
Meanwhile, Huddersfield are said to have agreed a deal to take England youth international Young on loan from Sunderland.
It has been suggested he will go on a pre-season tour with the Black Cats before linking up with the Terriers.
Lee Nicholls’ five years at Huddersfield Town
Nicholls’ time in HD1 has been eventful to say the least. He experienced Championship play-off final heartbreak in his maiden campaign before suffering relegation with the club two years later.
Back in October, he said: "I think when I signed, it was a bit like I didn't know whether I was going to come straight in and play and as soon as I signed, the fans welcomed me and got behind me.
"They have backed me and I feel like I'd like my next step in my story to be that we would win the promotion.
"It's over to us now to get the fans on side and keep growing as a team and keep causing teams problems and hopefully we can become that team that people sort of don't want to play against."