Preston were linked with Marlon Fossey over the summer and the Fulham man is now on the brink of signing for Standard Liege over in Belgium.
North End boss Ryan Lowe made it clear throughout the summer that he wanted to bring a new right wing back to Deepdale.
Brad Potts has been performing admirably out of position there, but a natural right wing back option would have been ideal.
Yet whilst many names were linked over the summer, they usually ended up elsewhere.
Moses Odubajo to Aris Thessaloniki, Cyrus Christie to Hull City, Ethan Laird to Queens Park Rangers… North End were running out of potential names.
As deadline day approached, fans started to wonder whether Marlon Fossey could be the man for North End.
The American was linked earlier in the summer having impressed on loan at Bolton Wanderers in the second half of last season.
Quick, adventurous going forward and a natural wing back, Fossey ticked many boxes but fell short in one – his worrying history of picking up injuries.
Clearly out of favour at Fulham, Fossey looked like Preston’s last possible hope at right wing back, but the deadline ended without a signing there.
Many Preston fans have been left frustrated by the inability to give Ryan Lowe the tools he really needed, and Fossey is now set for a move elsewhere himself.
The Athletic report that Fulham have agreed to sell Fossey to Belgian side Standard Liege.
The Belgian transfer deadline isn’t until Tuesday, so Standard can get this deal done now even though the English deadline was on Thursday.
Fossey, 23, will undergo a medical with Standard later today ahead of completing his move away from Craven Cottage.
The fee hasn’t been disclosed but with Fossey inside the final year of his Fulham deal, it’s expected to be a bargain price.
It will now be fascinating to see how Fossey fares with a big club in Belgium, especially as North End’s right wing back struggles goes on.