49 players Derby County could sign on a free transfer this summer including Blackburn Rovers duo
Derby County may still be in the thick of fighting for Championship survival but that won’t stop the club from planning John Eustace’s first transfer window since he was appointed head coach back in February.
There will be plenty of free agents for Derby to consider this summer and there are some interesting names in there this year for teams who are trying to rebuild on a budget.
There may be room in the budget, particularly if a player is sold, to fund a signing or two but there will also be a big fight to get the best of those available for nothing when their contracts run out at their current clubs in June.
Starting with goalkeeper, Freddie Woodman and Angus Gunn have been regulars at Preston North End and Norwich City respectively.
There are familiar faces among the list of defenders too. CJ Egan-Riley has starred for Burnley this season and wants to stay there. Ciaron Brown has been a stand-out player for Oxford United – and Gary Rowett saying he hopes he’ll be fit for next season after an injury blow suggests he might have an option on his deal – and Swansea City are hoping to keep hold of Harry Darling.
There are a couple of Blackburn Rovers players that may take Eustace’s fancy with both Ryan Hedges and Tyrhys Dolan both approaching the end of their deals.
BETWEEN THE STICKS
Freddie Woodman (Preston North End), Angus Gunn (Norwich City), Frankie Fielding (Stoke City)
AT THE BACK
CJ Egan-Riley (Burnley), Junior Firpo (Leeds United), Ciaron Brown (Oxford United), Liam Lindsay (Preston North End), Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers), Kenneth Paal (Queens Park Rangers), Harry Darling (Swansea City), Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion), Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough), Sam Byram (Leeds United), Steve Cook (Queens Park Rangers), Connor Roberts (Burnley), Dimitrious Goutas (Cardiff City), Enda Stevens (Stoke City), Lynden Gooch (Stoke City),
IN THE MIDDLE
Jamie Allen (Coventry City), Josh Brownhill (Burnley), Jacob Lungi Sorensen (Norwich City), Billy Mitchell (Millwall), John Swift (West Bromwich Albion), Jonjo Shelvey (Burnley), Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich City), Ryan Ledson (Preston North End), Josuha Guilavogui (Leeds United), Robbie Brady (Preston North End), Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers), Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), Joe Allen (Swansea City), Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth), Lewis Baker (Stoke City), Jordan Thompson (Stoke City)
UP FRONT
Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers), Duncan Watmore (Millwall), Andreas Weimann (Blackburn Rovers), Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion), Nathan Redmond (Burnley), Joao Pedro (Hull City), Emil Riis (Preston North End), Sam Bell (Bristol City), Yakou Meite (Cardiff City), Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers), Michael Frey (Queens Park Rangers), Onel Hernandez (Norwich City), Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), Nahki Wells (Bristol City), Ashley Barnes (Burnley).
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