Midfielder Veliche Shumulikoski has completed his move to Preston North End for a fee believed to be in the region of £400,000. TWTD revealed that the Blues and Lilywhites had agreed a deal last Thursday with the Macedonian having been in talks regarding the move in the days since.
Boss Roy Keane told the club site: "We accepted a bid for Shumi and he goes to Preston with our best wishes."
Shumulikoski says he is delighted to join Preston, who tried to sign him on loan late last season: "I am very happy to be here at this brilliant club, with a brilliant manager and staff. I wanted to come here before, but we had complications but now I am here.
"I am a defensive midfielder and I will give everything for my new manager. We have a long season ahead and hopefully I can work hard in many of those games."
The Macedonian joined the Blues from Turkish side Bursaspor in January 2008 for a fee of £500,000, signing a contract until June 2010. Shumulikoski made 33 starts and 10 sub appearances for Town, scoring once.