Friday, November 22, 2024

Shackell closing in on Derby return

Championship title favourites Derby County are on the verge of re-signing Jason Shackell from Burnley, according to the Mail Online.

The thirty-one year old spent the 2011/12 campaign with the Rams, before being sold to the Clarets for a fee of around £1.1m.

During three years at Turf Moor, Shackell racked up one hundred and thirty-six appearances in all competitions, scoring four goals and was named captain shortly after arriving at the club.

Derby, now managed by former Real Madrid and Paris Saint Germain coach Paul Clement, have been busy in the transfer market in the close season having agreed permanent deals for Tom Ince and Darren Bent, both of whom were on loan at the club during the second half of last season.

The East Midlands side have also signed Andreas Wiemann, Alex Pearce, Chris Baird and Scott Carson.

Having ended last season in eighth place, the can be backed at 7/1 to finish first next May.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Deke Hardman


Freelance football writer with a love of the game that goes back to the mid nineties when both his beloved Nottingham Forest and England had genuine hope of acheiving some level of success. A regular contributor to both SoccerNews.com and FreeBetting.com, Deke also dabbles in music journalism with his heart and head still stuck in the latter years of the twentieth century.

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