Preston North End seemingly won’t be signing Yasser Larouci this summer with Sheffield United now keen.
PNE have been very busy in recent days, adding three signings to Ryan Lowe’s squad in the last week.
Mads Frøkjær-Jensen, Duane Holmes and Will Keane have all arrived at Deepdale ahead of the new season.
Fans are still keen to see another striker arrive whilst it’s obvious that another left wing back is needed.
Robbie Brady has signed a new deal but Alvaro Fernandez’s loan spell is over and it may be too soon for Jacob Slater to take on such a key role.
PNE simply have to land another left wing back but we can seemingly cross Larouci off the list.
Alan Nixon has claimed this weekend that PNE have been keen to land Troyes ace Larouci.
The 22-year-old has just featured for France at the Under-21 European Championships and has suffered relegation with Troyes.
A return to England could be on the cards for the former Premier League talent but not with North End.
Sheffield United are now thought to be in talks to sign Larouci with Premier League football no doubt hugely appealing.
Lancs Live’s George Hodgson adds that PNE did speak to Larouci but are moving on to another left wing back target.
Another Premier League loanee is now expected to arrive, hopefully to make the same impact as Fernandez did last season.
Manchester City’s Josh Wilson-Esbrand is a popular guess at the moment and spent time on loan at Coventry City last season.
Brighton and Hove Albion’s James Furlong fared well on loan at Motherwell last term whilst Aston Villa’s Ben Chrisene, Crystal Palace’s Tayo Adaramola and Liverpool’s James Norris may be seeking loans this season.
Larouci would have been a very exciting signing but most PNE fans would be very happy with a loan like Wilson-Esbrand if such a move were to come off.