Fans of Scottish Premiership giants Rangers were desperate to see Moult at Ibrox – but he signed for Championship outfit Preston North End.
Is Louis Moult wrong for Preston or is Preston wrong for Louis Moult?
Just two months after the striker arrived at Deepdale from Motherwell for a cut price fee of £500,000, as reported by the BBC, it is worrying that such questions are already being asked.
Yes, Moult has a huge challenge on his hands replacing the goals and the presence provided Jordan Hugill, who moved to West Ham for £8 million on deadline day, and he has not been helped by the fact that Preston manager Alex Neil seems unwilling to adapt his style to suit his new centre-forward.
But patience among some supporters is already wearing thin. Moult scored eight goals in 13 league starts for Motherwell in the first half of the season but has not hit the net yet in six appearances for Preston.
He was an unused sub in the win away at Bolton on Saturday, a week after his ineffective display in the home defeat to Ipswich Town.
So fans of Rangers, who were desperate to see Moult move to Ibrox in the New Year, would be forgiven for asking whether the former Stoke City youngster would have been better off at Ibrox instead.
He is a proven goalscorer in Scottish football after all and manager Graeme Murty, since taking charge in October, has shown an ability to adapt to his player’s strengths in order to get the best out of them.
If Moult is to succeed at Preston, however, he will be hoping Neil does the same.
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