Mellor signs for Preston

[Kingkenny]

Mellor has signed a three-year deal at Deepdale after agreeing personal terms and passing a medical.

The 23-year-old found himself well down the pecking order at Anfield following the arrivals of Craig Bellamy and Dirk Kuyt this summer.

Preston boss Paul Simpson was delighted to land the talented forward.

"Neil is a goalscorer and hopefully that will continue to be the case for us," Simpson told the club's official website.

"He is a tremendous signing for the club.

"We accept that he has had his injury problems but we are happy that he is over those and it's just a case now of building up his fitness levels".

[liverpaul]

i wish neil mellor all the best at his new club we wouldnt of won the european cup without him (olympiacos) and i hope he scores lots of goals for preston.

[Scousysmurf]

I hope Mellor does good at Preston I wish he hadn't have left, but there was no chance he would have got on

[gerrard]

ah hes a good lad - i hope he does real well there!!! ;D

[GreatSissoko]

he is a good lad and i know he will do well there along side David Nugent but i hoped he could have gone in exchange for David Nugent as he is a fantastic player! i saw him when he played for Bury FC he is a GREAT youngster