Daniel Jebbison's verdict on possible Preston North End return, Bournemouth future and Marco Rose opportunity
The forward has spent the year on loan at PNE from AFC Bournemouth
Preston North End loan striker Daniel Jebbison is aiming high but just wants to keep playing football next season.
The Canadian, last week, said he hasn’t yet spoken to his agent about the immediate future. Jebbison will return to parent club AFC Bournemouth in the summer, with two years left to run on his contract at the Cherries. He has made 21 appearances for the Premier League side and scored three goals, since joining for £1.5million in July 2024.
Manager Paul Heckingbottom has said he wants to at least try and keep all the loan players, and Jebbison has regularly praised the PNE boss’ impact on his career to date. Jebbison is likely to have a World Cup on the agenda first. For now, he remains relaxed over what next season may look like.
“I'm just ready for anything to be honest,” said Jebbison. “I would be (happy to come back) because I really like it here and the people here are great but ultimately, my goal is to be playing in the highest league as possible.
“Anything is possible in football and you don't know where a season will take you, so I'd be open to anything as long as I'm playing. As long as I'm playing I'm happy. I would love to play right now (at the highest level) but not everything happens at your tempo and what you want it to be. I'll take anything as it comes and see where I end up.”
Jebbison knows his future at Bournemouth isn’t guaranteed but with Marco Rose replacing Andoni Iraola as manager this summer, the striker hopes he can catch the German’s eye when it comes to pre-season.
“Yeah, that's an opportunity right there for me as well,” said Jebbison. “That would be good for me to show what I can do when I go back there. I'm happy about that as (much) as I'm sad, because he (Iraola) was a good manager.
“But then you know how it goes, the moment comes and you get opportunities. There's loads of things I can take forward, considering this is the first season I’ve been consistently playing. It's been good. I'll reflect at the end of the season, brush it off and go again.”