Reports have emerged that Ireland and Preston North End midfielder Alan Browne is currently in talks to join Serie A side Salernitana.
Sky Italia journalist, Gianluca Di Marzio, has said that the Italian side are speaking with his club and are hoping to finalise a deal before the transfer deadline on Thursday.
Alan Browne Could Be On His Way To Serie A
Saleritana - coached by legendary former AC Milan striker Filippo Inzaghi - are currently camped at the bottom of Serie A, meaning Browne would more than likely be playing second tier Italian football next season if a move were to go through.
The 28-year-old has 33 caps and five goals for Ireland since making his debut in 2017, and has amassed 400 appearances for Preston, whom he captains, since his move from Cork City in 2014.
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18 November 2023; Alan Browne of Republic of Ireland during the UEFA EURO 2024 Championship qualifying group B match between Netherlands and Republic of Ireland at Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile
Last week, Preston manger Ryan Lowe spoke on Browne's situation at the club, and said that the 'ball is in Alan's court':
"The commitment from the football club to offer contracts, for me, is massive. Then it is over to players as to whether they choose to do that. Alan knows what he is and what he has done for the football club. He will continue to do that when picked and when selected. If he is here next season, then great. If he is not and moves on somewhere else, then no problem. Footballers come and go, along with managers and coaching staff.
"The football club is not going anywhere and I think it's a case of sticking to what we want to be, doing what we want to do and signing for what we feel is right. It is then over to the players. If they are committed to other things, that is fine isn't it? The football club has to stick to what it's good at and that's staying within the financials and everything that goes with it, as you've seen over the past week or so with the stuff that's come out. So yeah, the ball is in Alan's court."
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