Given that the transfer window is now closed, Derby County might be tempted to enter the free agency market.
On the deadline day, head coach Paul Warne added Elliot Embleton from Sunderland on a season-long loan, becoming his 11th addition of the summer.
Prior to the deadline at 11 p.m., he had also been trying to add a wingback, but his attempts to get Marvin Johnson from Sheffield Wednesday were unsuccessful.
The window is already closed, but Derby are still allowed to sign free agents, which Warne may take into account considering that Jake Rooney would be out for a time with a suspected knee injury.
The head coach of Derby said: “That’s when you go bargain shopping and it’s amazing” in a statement made last month. At that point, $1,000 in May during the final week of the window is equivalent to $10,000. When the window closes, some players still won’t have been resolved. I tried to sign a player at the beginning of the window who I really liked, but he was unable to get the alternatives he desired in the Championship.
After the window closes, he might still be accessible to me; in that case, buzzing. It makes no sense to spend money on a player who won’t play just because the money is available.
“If there is nothing there, I will leave the money, and if we need to strengthen after the window closes, the clubs have complete control.
It’s a significant flip. You give a player a lot less money than they would have received eight to ten weeks earlier. Because they are not being paid, they find themselves in a very different situation.
From the list of players who are now available, Derbyshire Live has selected the significant names for this section. There are a few candidates that have been mentioned in connection with Derby in the past, including Josh Emmanuel, a defender, and out-of-contract Portsmouth winger Ronan Curtis.
Defenders
Matty Lowton (34) – right back- last club Burnley
Darnell Fisher (29) – right-back – last club Middlesbrough
Matt Penney (26) – left-back – last club Ipswich
Todd Kane (29) – right-back – last club Coventry City
Ryan Nyambe (25) – right-back – last club Wigan Athletic
Joe Bennett (33) – left-back – last club Wigan Athletic
Daniel Ayala (32) – centre-back – last club Blackburn
Liam Moore (30) – centre-back – last club Reading
Scott Dann (36) – centre-back – last club Reading
Josh Emmanuel (26) – right-back – last club Grimsby
Midfield
Luke Freeman (31) – centre-mid – last club Luton
Josh Onomah (26) – centre-mid – last club Fulham
Luke Amos (26) – centre-mid – last club QPR
Dan Gosling (33) – centre-mid – last club Watford
Sam Clucas (32) – centre-mid – last club Stoke City
Sammy Ameobi (31) – winger – last club Middlesbrough
Stefan Johansen (32) – centre-mid – last club QPR
Olamide Shodipo (26) – winger – last club QPR
Danny Drinkwater (33) – midfielder – last club Chelsea
Gwion Edwards (30) – winger – last club Wigan
Juinor Hoilett (33) – winger – last club Reading
Ronan Curtis (27) – winger – last club Portsmouth
Jay Mingi (22) – centre-mid – last club Portsmouth
Kevin Stewart (29) – centre-mid – last club Blackpool
Ryan Tunnicliffe (30) – centre-mid – last club Portsmouth
Lloyd Isgrove (30) – winger – last club Bolton
Kieran Lee (35) – midfield – last club Bolton
Strikers
Connor Wickham (30) – last club Cardiff City
Chris Martin (34) – last club QPR
Lyle Taylor (33) – last club Nottingham Forest
Shane Long (36) – last club Reading
Gary Madine (33) – last club Blackpool
Sam Winnall (32) – last club Burton Albio
