Manchester United starlet Zidane Iqbal is attracting interest from the Championship ahead of the summer transfer window.
Iqbal, 19, is one of the most exciting players in United's current crop of academy talents and could pursue a loan move next season in order to help with his progression.
The Iraq international made his first-team debut earlier in the season when he featured from the bench in the Champions League draw against BSC Young Boys at Old Trafford.
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Iqbal also gained priceless senior experience when he joined Preston on a work experience loan designed to give him a crash course in the expectations of being a professional player.
As part of the experience, Iqbal was not eligible to play in any matches but trained with the Championship side's first-team and saw first-hand how much hard work goes into match preparation at the top level.
Preston are one of the sides showing an interest in potentially loaning Iqbal next season, though it is still very early days in regards to any possible exit.
The Manchester Evening News understands any deal to loan out the teenage midfielder would be most likely to occur in January next year rather than this summer.
Iqbal's future is also slightly complicated by the impending exit of United U23s manager Neil Wood, who is set to be appointed as the new first-team manager of Salford City.
Wood, 39, is set to replace Gary Bowyer at the League Two side after a disappointing season which saw the Class of '92-owned side finish in tenth place, seven points off the play-off positions. Club officials held a meeting on Tuesday morning and decided to terminate the contract of Bowyer and his assistant manager Billy Barr following a disappointing end to the season.
