Preston North End are interested in Liverpool talent Conor Bradley, who is currently on loan at League One side Bolton Wanderers.
PNE boss Ryan Lowe wanted a right wing back over the summer but wasn’t quite able to bring one in.
Brad Potts continues to do a fine job there but Lowe would surely love an addition in January – especially if North End are still around the playoff places.
Lowe left North End fans intrigued at the end of October as he explained going to watch Bolton v Burton Albion as well as Sheffield Wednesday v Bristol Rovers.
Lowe told Lancs Live that he loves keeping an eye on players who could become available with loans being terminated in January.
That left some wondering if Lowe was specifically watching Conor Bradley, and that appears to be the case.
The Bolton News report that North End are keen on Bradley and that Lowe was running checks on him against Burton.
Bradley ticks the box as a player whose loan could be ended given that Liverpool have a recall clause in January.
Liverpool could then simply send Bradley on loan again, possibly encouraging the step up from League One to Championship.
Lowe is a passionate Liverpool fan so will probably be aware of Bradley anyway, and North End have proven their ability to develop Liverpool talent having improved Sepp van den Berg in an 18-month loan spell.
Bradley, 19, joined Liverpool from Dungannon Swifts back in his native Northern Ireland back in 2019.
Bradley has already made five first-team appearances for Liverpool and has shown his attacking qualities with two goals and three assists in 14 League One games.
Whilst deployed as a right back at Liverpool, Bradley has pushed further on at Bolton and been played more as a wing back – just what North End are after.
Bradley also has 10 caps for Northern Ireland and will know North End midfielder Ali McCann well from international duty.
Bolton appear confident that Bradley will be staying put, but it sounds like PNE are interested if Liverpool want to send him elsewhere.