Rangers have been linked with a transfer for Aston Villa striker Cameron Archer this summer season amid a busy summer season window.
However his quick future could have already been determined by Steven Gerrard.
The 19-year-old produced a number of eye-catching shows final season for each membership and nation.
Having been used sparingly within the opening half of the season at Villa, Archer was shipped out on mortgage to Preston in January.
The frontman netted seven occasions within the Championship, and has stored up that type for the England Beneath-21s netting in a 3-0 win over Albania.
Studies south of the border have indicated that a transfer to the Scottish Premiership is on the playing cards.
Nonetheless, in an interview that has remerged within the English media as hypothesis ramps up after his heroics on worldwide obligation, Rangers have been dealt a blow.
Former mortgage aspect Preston are additionally within the working for a deal and have provided a giant trace on the teenager's plans this summer season.
Chatting with The Finney podcast, proprietor Peter Risdale confessed that he had already approached Villa a few transfer subsequent season.
Nonetheless, Gerrard needs to take a second have a look at the participant in pre-season.
Risdale mentioned: “We now have requested the query of Aston Villa.
“We now have made it completely clear that, have been he to be accessible for mortgage, we'll match another deal within the Championship to get him again and so they have simply mentioned ‘we'll come again for pre-season and take a view topic to what recruitment they do’, so we don’t know.
“We’re planning the squad with out him, however leaving a slot within the squad for him and let’s see what occurs,”