A new club for the ex-PNE, Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder
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Former Preston North End midfielder Josh Onomah has signed for FC Dinamo Tbilisi.
Having been without a club for the past nine months, the 28-year-old has put pen-to-paper on a one-year deal, with option for a further 12 months. Onomah left PNE’s arch-rivals, Blackpool, last summer and had been on the search for a new club since.
The Georgian club’s Erovnuli Liga campaign started on March 7, with three matches played. For ex-Aston Villa and Fulham man, Onomah, it represents his next opportunity after a challenging few years.
Preston snapped the former England youth international up, on a free transfer in January 2023. He played 13 games in the Championship for PNE but, after his short-term deal expired, fresh terms could not be agreed in the summer.
At the time, manager Ryan Lowe said: “We offered Josh a contract about a week before the season finished and we were in negotiations with Josh and his representatives. Josh’s contract terms were agreed, but there’s been a lot of complications with the deal regarding if and when he could sign, which was out of our control.
“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. We just couldn’t wait any longer in what was a difficult situation.”
Onomah went on trial to Stoke City but did not land a contract there, but sealed a move to the Seasiders in October 2024 - a move which saw him reunited with old Sheffield Wednesday boss, Steve Bruce.
In between the player’s exit from Preston and switch to Bloomfield Road was 18 months as a free agent. He played 18 games for Blackpool across all competitions, with injuries hindering his time on the Fylde coast.