Darren Ferguson admits Danny Welbeck's
loan spell at Preston may have been cut short by injury.
The Manchester United youngster is struggling with a knee
problem and suffered a reaction to the complaint when training with
his parent club this week.
He had been due to return to Deepdale on Thursday, but has been
prevented from doing so.
Welbeck
is now set to undergo scans on the troublesome area on Monday, to
determine the full extent of the injury, and
Ferguson
is unsure whether the 19-year-old will be seen again in Preston
colours this season.
"Danny has had a reaction to the knee injury
again after he trained at United on Wednesday," he told the
Lancashire Evening Post.
"The way it is looking at the moment, he will go back there and
that will be it.
"Danny is going for another scan on Monday but it's not looking
good. It's a blow for the lad because he was really enjoying it
here.
"We wish the lad all the best because we don't want this to turn
out to be a serious injury. If the scan on Monday shows no
operation is needed, there is the possibility that Danny might come
back, but I'm not overly optimistic."
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