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Derby County have signed midfielder Alex Mowatt from West Bromwich Albion on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
The 31-year-old’s move to the the Rams comes just two days after their Championship rivals rejected an initial bid.
Former Leeds United and Barnsley man Mowatt had a year remaining on his existing deal with the Baggies, where he had been since the summer of 2021.
He made the last of
A deal for Alalshikh, the co-founder of boxing promotion company Zuffa, to take a controlling stake in the Championship club had been on the table with the football regulator since May.
An IFR spokesperson said: “The IFR has a statutory duty to thoroughly test all prospective owners of a club in the top five divisions of men’s football.
“The assessment was completed in 55 days out of the 90
The Rams announced their first signing of the summer transfer window on Monday evening, acquiring the permanent services of midfielder Bobby Clark.
Following a highly successful loan spell at Pride Park last campaign, during which the 21-year-old was named the club’s young player of the season, supporters have been delighted to see Clark commit his long-term future to the club.
Arriving for a fee believed to be in the region
Derby County have re-signed midfielder Bobby Clark from RB Salzburg for a fee of about £6m, on a four-year deal.
The former England Under-20 international spent last season on loan at Derby, making 45 appearances in a campaign in which he earned the club’s young player of the season award.
The permanent move back to English football comes less than two years after the 21-year-old left Premier League side Liverpool
Defender Danny Batth has rejected a contract offer from Derby County and is now highly unlikely to sign a new deal, BBC Sport Derby understands.
The club is thought to have viewed the deal on the table as a fair valuation, but it seems the 35-year-old will move away from Pride Park this summer following the expiry of his contract.
By all accounts, Batth was a standard-setter for head coach
English football’s independent regulator faces a “defining test” as Saudi Arabian government official Turki Al-Sheikh attempts to invest in Derby County, says Amnesty International.
Al-Sheikh, who has previously owned football clubs in Spain and Egypt and is now among the most powerful figures in world boxing, is looking to buy a stake in the Championship side.
As chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority – and someone who is
Defender Callum Elder is among four players released by Derby County.
Austria international Andi Weimann, 34, former Rams captain Ben Osborn, 31, and Jake Rooney – the 22-year-old cousin of ex-Derby boss and former England and Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney – are the other Rams players to be let go at the end of their contracts.
Australia international Elder, 31, was the only one of the four to see
So that is time on another season – and my 650th Derby County commentary for BBC Radio Derby – which came to a poignant end against Sheffield United.
That match also marked the final broadcast for a much‑loved colleague as Eric Steele hung up his microphone at the end of the campaign.
Eric and I have worked hundreds of games together since he returned to Radio Derby in 2018, beginning
What’s it really like trying to stop Wayne Rooney at his peak? And how did it go when he becomes your team-mate and then your boss?
In the latest episode of The Wayne Rooney Show, Phil Jagielka explains exactly what went on when he joined Wayne at Derby County during one of their most tumultuous periods, working under him as a colleague while the club battled off-field issues, points deductions
Clive: For me, it just requires more of the same. It would be great to bring in Bobby Clark, David Ozoh and Jayden Banel on permanent deals. Over and above that: more building, more strength in depth, more quality through the spine of the team and probably more invention in the final third. But make no mistake, this season was a huge step forward. This needs to be a summer