City are casting an eye over teenage defender Shaun Densmore.

The 19-year-old right back, who has been released by Everton, is currently on trial for pre-season.

Densmore was named 2006-07 academy player of the year at Goodison, which earned him a senior deal for one season.

But despite playing regularly in Everton's reserves, he was unable to break into the first-team squad and was one of a dozen players let go by David Moyes in May.

Densmore had a trial game with Preston's reserves in April and is now looking to earn a chance with former Toffee Stuart McCall at Valley Parade.

Talking to the Telegraph & Argus McCall said: "We saw he was available and asked his agent if Shaun wanted to join us for pre-season so we could have a look at him.

"Obviously we're only training at the moment but we'll have him here for a couple of weeks and see what we think."

Paul Arnison will be McCall's first-choice full back on the right but he is short of an understudy.

McCall employed three different players in the role last season - Darren Williams, Ben Starosta and Tom Harban.

Starosta, who has another year on his contract at Sheffield United, has been linked with a return.

City's recent record with former Everton youngsters is mixed. Steve Schumacher became a mainstay in Colin Todd's midfield but Scott Phelan struggled to make an impact after he arrived from Merseyside a year ago.