PRESTON, England, CMC:
THE MANAGER of English First Division club Preston North End has confirmed for the first time that several scouts in Britain are targeting his exciting Jamaican striker Ricardo Fuller.
With 14 goals so far, Fuller is by far PNE's top scorer in the league this season and team manager Craig Brown does not want to lose him.
In a PNE web-site story yesterday, Brown said nobody has yet made their intentions clear and accepting an offer to transfer Fuller would be a "worst case scenario".
"I know that there is interest because people are coming to watch him or they are coming to watch us and he is obviously impressing them. I am hoping that Ricardo can fulfill his ambitions with Preston North End," Brown said.
Before moving to PNE, Fuller had created waves in Scotland where he played for Hearts.
In his latest outstanding display, the tall 24-year-old striker pumped in three goals for PNE as they fought off Burnley 5-3 in a pre-Christmas match.
"Hopefully he will continue to play well and hopefully we will keep our player, but you can never predict what will happen," said Brown.
