Chris Kirchner reacts when asked Preston North End question involving Archer, van den Berg and Iversen

Chris Kirchner has been linked with a takeover of Preston North End in recent weeks and whilst it is now well-known that talks are ongoing between the club and the American, there hasn’t been any fresh updates in that area as of yet.

Kirchner though has fielded some questions on his Twitter account this morning and one such line of questioning revolved around the future of some of PNE’s loan talent. All three of their short-term signings – Sepp van den Berg, Daniel Iversen and Cameron Archer – have impressed during their time at Deepdale.

Lilywhites fans are desperate not to see the back of the Liverpool defender and the Leicester shot-stopper and one fan this morning queried about whether either of them could be available on a more permanent basis should Kirchner take over.

Whilst the potential owner is remaining tight-lipped about how his talks over taking over at Deepdale are progressing, he did have his say about whether he would consider snapping up any of these loanees and claimed he would leave that decision ‘to the manager’ and the people ‘he hires.’

I watch the players more as a fan… I’m not a player evaluation expert. I’d listen to the people I hire and the manager to let them choose who they believe will be best for the success of their system

— Chris Kirchner (@cskirchner) March 23, 2022

Sepp van den Berg would likely cost a significant fee considering his standing at Liverpool and his impressive showings at Deepdale. So too would Iversen, who has stood out as arguably one of the most impressive in his position in the entire second tier this campaign.

The goalkeeper has the joint-most league appearances of anyone in the PNE squad right now this year with 38 and van den Berg is only one game behind on 37.