Boss Mick McCarthy watched Manchester United’s reserves beat Club Brugge 1-0 in a friendly on Monday with central defender Scott Wootton understood to be the reason for his trip to the North-West. The 21-year-old is available for loan.
Birkenhead-born Wootton was a youth player with Tranmere and Liverpool before moving to Old Trafford in 2007.
The 6ft 2in tall defender has made three cup starts and one sub appearance for United but is yet to feature in the Premier League.
Wootton has previously spent time out on loan at Tranmere, Peterborough (twice) and Nottingham Forest. The England U17 international was in the Posh side which beat Town 7-1 during 2011/12.