FORMER Premier League star Josh Onomah is a free agent after being released by Preston.
The 26-year-old midfielder moved to Deepdale on a short-term deal in January after leaving Fulham.
Onomah impressed in 13 games for the Championship side and was close to agreeing a new contract.
But Preston decided to pull the plug after negotiations dragged on into late June.
And former Tottenham prodigy Onomah, who also spent time on loan at Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday, is now on the hunt for a new club.
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Boss Ryan Lowe confirmed: “We offered Josh a contract about a week before the season finished and we were in negotiations with Josh and his representatives.
“Unfortunately we’ve had to move on to other targets because we just couldn’t wait any longer.
“We wish Josh all the best and hopefully he gets back playing somewhere because he’s a talented boy, but we just couldn’t wait any longer in what was a difficult situation.”
Ex-England U21 star Onomah started his career with Spurs in 2013.
He made his first-team debut in 2015 under Mauricio Pochettino.
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And Onomah ended up playing 32 times before joining Fulham in 2019.
The playmaker scored five goals in 76 games for the Cottagers before leaving them in January.
Onomah will now be hoping to catch the eye of a Championship or Premier League outfit as he looks to get his career back on track.
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