16-11-10: Manchester United defender Ritchie De Laet is joining Preston on loan. North End chairman Maurice Lindsay told the Evening Post: “We’ve agreed a deal with United for Ritchie De Laet – it’s been sanctioned by them. We’ve just got to finalise the length of the loan then everything will be done. “He’s joining us for training today and will be available for the QPR game. 14-12-10: Manchester United full back Ritchie De Laet will stay on loan at Preston until 4th January. 30-12-10: Preston's decision to sack their boss Darren Ferguson may have backfired with Darren's father, Sir Alex, recalling Manchester United duo Joshua King and Ritchie De Laet early from their loan respective loan spells at Deepdale. 1-7-11: Norwich have confirmed the signing of defender Ritchie De Laet on a season-long loan from Manchester United, "subject to the relevant paperwork being completed". The 22-year-old Belgian, who joined the Red Devils from Stoke in January 2009, spent last season at Portsmouth and will add some defensive cover to the Canaries as they look to stay in the Barclays Premier League. Norwich boss Paul Lambert told the club's official website, www.canaries.co.uk: "He will be great for us. He is young and one of his main strengths is pace and he comes from a great club where he's played first-team football. "He'll come in and help the other lads out. He's played a lot of first-team games out on loan last season and I'm sure he'll do great for us."