Heckingbottom says Iversen is 'best free transfer'

Preston boss Paul Heckingbottom has hailed goalkeeper Daniel Iversen as the Championship's "best free transfer".

North End re-signed Iversen, 28, on a free from Leicester City this summer.

The Dane made 71 Preston appearances during two loan spells between January 2021 and May 2022.

"Most people here knew what to expect, but it was new for Dan working with me and for me working with Dan," Heckingbottom told BBC Radio Lancashire.

"He's really comfortable here, he knows the place, he knows the people. He was really excited to come back and he was chomping at the bit from day one.

"I like to think we got the best free transfer out there. He gives off that aura and hopefully it brings the best out of him."