Former Blue Richard Wright says he’s itching to get back into action with his new club Preston North End. The 34-year-old signed a one-year deal with the Lilywhites last month, his third spell with his hometown club having come to a close when he was released at the end of the season.
Wright told the Preston club site: "I just want to get back. It seems to have been a long summer since I sorted everything out at Preston.
"I've had a family break away and the batteries are recharged and I'm ready for the long season ahead, which obviously League One will be, but I am ready for it and looking forward to it, so roll on August when we can get playing competitive fixtures.
"I spoke to the manager and the chairman and the club wants to go forward. You can see the signs of the amount of signings that have come in that I wanted to be part of a team that is going to be winning things.
"I didn't want to come there just to carry on my career, I wanted to carry on winning. I have been fortunate enough to win things in the past and I want to win things in the future. I want to be on that pitch playing week in, week out and make sure that we get Preston back up to where they belong.”
Wright says he has found the last two campaigns frustrating: "The season previous to last I was at Sheffield United and I had a couple of injuries that plagued me.
"Last year I had none, but there weren't really many opportunities for me to play, but I want to play. I believe in my ability and I know that given a run of games that I can be back where I need to be, being very successful again.
"I had a chat with Paul Jewell at Ipswich at the end of last season and he was talking along the lines of the fact there wasn't a playing contract and did I want to go along the lines of coaching, without actually saying it, but straight away I said no chance whatsoever.
"I believe I can still be playing, I believe I can still win, so when the option to come to Preston came up I wanted to get it done and I am delighted it is all sorted out now."
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