Preston North End have struck gold in the loan market plenty of times over the last 10 years.
It’s one which has its pros and cons. The Lilywhites have been able to acquire some exceptional talent for one-off seasons, but then find themselves reeling when those players inevitably do not return.
Not all the loan men to feature in our best XI have gone on to play on bigger stages than the Championship, but others have never looked back. There are now former PNE loanees at Real Madrid and Barcelona.
North End will no doubt look to loans again this summer, though boss Paul Heckingbottom is trying to drive the club towards permanent business - in a bid to create more assets within the Preston squad.
As we await to see the deals that get done at Deepdale ahead of the 2026/27 season, we take a fond look back over the years and pick our best PNE loan XI from the last decade (forgive the creative formation). We’ve also named a bench...
