"I believe he has potential, and he is worth a lot more than we have ended up with."
Preston's chairman Derek Shaw, on the other hand, was delighted at how much his club are to pay for the promising 19-year-old forward.
"We felt we had a good case, and got a good result," Shaw told his club's official website.
"I thought the hearing was very fair and very well-handled, with people who know the game inside out."