Paul Warne acknowledged that Eiran Cashin’s transfer to Brighton would be a “massive deal” and provided an explanation for why the defender did not start the team’s loss against Bolton Wanderers.
As both teams attempted to arrange a deal that would have seen the center-back transfer to the Amex, he did not accompany the players on their Friday trip to their hotel.
The defender was available for roughly £4 million, but Brighton was unable to complete the transaction before the transfer window closed at 11 p.m.
Prior to the match against Bolton, Cashin then traveled to the team’s hotel, where he did not arrive until 2am.
The defender was eager to play, but Derby head coach Warne believed that starting the 2-1 loss was not the ideal preparation for him.
“Someone was trying to buy our player, and it went on all day,” he added.
“They were moving components, and everything kept moving. He chose not to travel with the squad because doing a medical didn’t make any sense if it appeared to be happening.
He drove over to the hotel and arrived here at 2am in the end when it failed, and it failed for many reasons that were above my paygrade.
“He wasn’t in any kind of emotional state that was ready to play in the game, in my opinion, and it’s solely my opinion since I pick the team. I made that decision because I didn’t think it was right.
The 21-year-old has been a target for Brighton for much of the summer, and the Seagulls are anticipated to return with a deal in the January transfer window.
Warne, too
It’s a big deal, he added, “reading between the lines and I don’t know if anybody knows what club came in for him and what that club brings to his life.”
“If you speak to Cash, he will likely confirm that we have a close friendship. Though not more than the club, I always had his best interests in mind.
But he’s got his head in the game. Because it appeared that he would definitely be travelling, he did not practice with the group on Friday.
“He arrived late on Friday, and the guys have been talking about it nonstop all week. There is an impact. I’m just glad the market will be calm for the next 12 weeks before reopening.
He wanted to play, and he’s a lovely kid. He doesn’t pout and he respects the fact that both clubs fought for their own interests.
