New loan addition for Mossley

The teenager started his footballing career in the youth setup at Liverpool FC before moving to Wigan Athletic at the age of 13.

Payne also signed a professional contract with the Latics last year.

He will go straight into contention for this weekend’s clash at Prescot Cables as the Lilywhites look to close the current four-point gap to the play-off places.

On securing the loan move, manager David Fish said: “We’ve needed new faces for a couple of weeks, and when Wigan made me aware Kai was available for loan I was keen to bring him in.

“He captains their U18s and is an athletic, confident box-to-box player who can also play centre-back.

“He trained with us this evening and he looked right at home, very comfortable on the ball, a good passing range and positional sense.

“He’ll provide a different option for us and I’m looking forward to him getting started.”

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