Stoke City Battling Preston North End For Loan Capture
Stoke City are battling against Preston North End for the signature of Everton attacker Tom Cannon, according to Sky Sports News.
Cannon spent the latter half of last season on loan at Preston and showed his ability to score goals in the Championship.
Preston want him back and were claimed to be closing in on a fresh loan deal to take him to Deepdale.
However, it has now been suggested that Stoke though are battling hard against Preston in a bid to scoop up Cannon.
Whether the Potters can come out on top in the transfer scrap remains to be seen.
Everton though are tipped to be sending Cannon on loan for the season to the Championship as they bid for him to continue to gain experience.
The striker is highly rated and a host of Championship sides have been on his tail this summer.
It is suggested that Everton want a substantial loan fee of £1m to let Cannon go, which his suitors will have to meet.
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Emergency services were called to reports of a collision between a black Ford Transit and the boy in Bilsborough Hey, off Kingsfold Drive, at around 4.20pm yesterday. (Tuesday, August 1).
Two air ambulances landed in nearby fields off Bee Lane and a senior commander was deployed to the scene to oversee the emergency response.
The boy had reportedly been playing hide-and-seek with friends and was hiding under the van when the driver set off, not realising the boy was beneath his vehicle.
Lancashire Police said an investigation is taking place to establish exactly how the tragedy occurred.
“Our thoughts are very much with his family, friends and the wider community as they come to terms with such a heartbreaking incident,” said a police spokesperson, who added that the boy’s family are being supported by specially-trained officers.
The force would like to speak to any witnesses, or anybody with CCTV or dashcam, who has not yet spoken to an officer.
Supt Gary Crowe, of Lancashire Police’s South Division, said: “First and foremost we send our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the boy who died.
“This was a heartbreaking incident and they will be in our thoughts for a very long time.
“We also appreciate the impact this will have had on the wider community and we thank them for their understanding and patience while we carried out a meticulous analysis of the scene yesterday.
“We are now determined to get answers about what occurred and are appealing for anybody with information to come forward.
“If you saw the collision, or saw either the boy or the van in the moments before it happened, please get in touch.
“Similarly if you have dashcam or CCTV and have not yet spoken to officers, please contact us.”
Police closed the road, close to Bilsborough Hey cul-de-sac, while officers and paramedics worked at the scene. Police remained at the scene until late in the evening to investigate the incident.
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