Preston North End director Peter Ridsdale admits they want to re-sign Tom Cannon.

The Everton has just completed an impressive season-long loan at Deepdale.

"Clearly we still hope that Tom Cannon is somebody we could get back," North End director Ridsdale said to BBC Radio Lancashire. "He was a big hit with us last year.

"We've already met with Everton twice. They had to wait to see where they finished in the season and we've met them since the season finished, but we are looking at others as well.

“My understanding, and I can't speak on behalf of Everton, is that in an ideal world they'd prefer to loan him again. He's only 20-year-old. I think he has a huge future ahead and I think they think he'll play some part in the future, but probably, I can't really speak for them, but I think they think that another loan would benefit him.

"But our initial reaction was just to say, 'what is the situation with Tom Cannon and we'd like him at Preston North End. What's the deal? Are you interested in selling or do you want to loan him?', and we're in their hands.

"Sometimes it's difficult, just to reiterate, he's not our player, and I'm talking about him today only because he was with us last season but clearly everybody would want him back here again and I believe he would like to come."