... the move was blocked by Newcastle United.
It was reported that Preston were interested in signing a defender on loan from a Premier League club but Grayson gave away no names.
The Chronicle reported that Newcastle were approached but the defender (who is out of contract in the summer) wants to fight for his first team place.
He is a squad player at Newcastle, and at the moment it is all-hands-on-deck as they try and improve their league position.