Tom Bayliss' move to Preston North End has moved a step closer with the midfielder having a medical this morning.

The 20-year-old is to set to join the Lilywhites ahead of the new season with the fee reported to be around £2million, which would be a record deal for North End.

And Coventry City boss Mark Robins confirmed on Thursday that Bayliss was on the move.

He told our sister site Coventry Live: “Tom is having a medical at a Championship club in Lancashire and will be moving on.

“He’s been a significant and constant part of the team. He’s only been out of it recently but not really had a dip in form.

“He was outstanding in our promotion campaign, came into the side around Christmas and was an ever present for the remainder of the season when he played at Wembley and helped us get promoted.

“He has a lot of experience, started out in the wider area and came in centrally and developed.

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“He came back for pre-season and we were always looking at whether we could keep him or whether someone was going to come for him, and then a couple of days ago we had an offer for him which was accepted, and he moves on with our best wishes.

“Again, we have to do that. It’s something the club has done for a number of years and I don’t think any club is immune to that and now I have to go and look at what I do to fill that void.”

North End boss Alex Neil said earlier this week that he was keen to strengthen his squad before Thursday's deadline day and signed Andre Green on loan from Aston Villa on Wednesday.

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Patrick Bauer and David Nugent have also arrived at Deepdale this summer.