BJARKI Gunnlaugsson has recently undergone a hip operation bit is due to make a full recovery by August ready for the new season.

Preston are currently in Austria training for the tour of Austria and Germany which begins this weekend, and manager David Moyes has picked a side of first year professionals and youth players.

The first game of the tour will take place in Southern Germany against third division side Wacker Burghausen and on Saturday, they will visit Rosenheim to play Turkish club Kocaelispor, again, at 6pm.

£500,000 new signing Richard Cresswell has joined his team-mates in Austria for training and is going to play in the matches.