Nottingham Forest midfielder James Garner will be given the chance to impress at parent club Manchester United in pre-season.
The 20-year-old has been a key figure for the Reds in his second loan spell at the club, playing an important role in their promotion push under Steve Cooper.
After something of a slow start to the campaign, Garner has been back to his best in recent weeks and put in another classy performance against Bristol City at the weekend.
He netted his third goal this term against the Robins and has been an influential player for Forest in the centre of the pitch.
He is one of several United youngsters currently plying their trade elsewhere, with technical director Darren Fletcher saying the club will cast an eye over Garner and his teammates ahead of the 2022/23 season.
"I’m working closely with Nick Cox, as head of academy, to look at the long-term strategy for bringing players through,” Fletcher said at a fans’ forum event, as reported by Manchester Evening News.
“We have to manage the balance between allowing them to develop and creating the right steps for that, without piling the pressure onto them.
"Along with Nick, I’m looking at how we best use the loan system to give academy players invaluable experience at other clubs.
“We currently have 13 young players and academy products on loan and playing regularly in other divisions or leagues.
"Hopefully we’ll see players like Brandon Williams, Teden Mengi, Jimmy Garner, Ethan Laird, Tahith Chong, and Amad Diallo reap the benefits of that.
“All of them are doing really well on loan and we’re excited to bring them back in pre-season to see how they fare with our first-team players.”
