Liam Delap has joined Preston North End on loan for the remainder of the season.
The 19-year-old spent the first months of the campaign at Stoke City - where he scored three goals in 22 appearances - but saw his time at the Bet365 Stadium cut short at the turn of the year amid interest from top-end Championship clubs.
One of which was Preston, who sit just two points below the play-off places and are badly in need of goals. Ryan Lowe's side are the lowest scorers outside the bottom five and were keen to add the City teenager in a bid to push for the top-six through the second-half of the season.
