Derby will try to sell out a number of their most talented young players this month to help them deal with their financial woes.
While Derby have no plans to sell any of the key players that interim manager Wayne Rooney considers an integral part of the first team, the club is looking to generate big money from the Scottish graduates. his academy to bring in much needed cash.
Sky Sports News has been told – even though Derby’s oldest players have not received a penny of their salaries since the end of November – club officials are confident the late salaries will be paid in full in the a few days.
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Derby’s Curtis Davies says he welcomes additional coronavirus testing in the EFL as it will give players more peace of mind.
Despite the financial difficulties, the entire Derby team trained the first team at Moor Farm on Thursday morning.
And Derby boss Stephen Pearce has insisted there are no problems with the club’s takeover by Dubai-based Derventio Holdings – the financial issues are just a matter of bad time. lucky.
However, another potential problem for Derby is that – as they currently stand – they are unlikely to be eligible for the rescue loans offered by the Premier League due to the coronavirus pandemic. .
This could be an important issue if any further delays in funding arise from the Sheikh Khaled coalition.
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Any Championship club in financial difficulty this season is entitled to claim up to £ 8.3m in loans, which must be repaid by 2024. But the small print in the rules says that the EFL rejects any claim from a club that is – or is likely to be – in breach of EFL rules.
Any club that does not pay its players could be breaking these rules. While Derby awaits a resolution in the takeover saw, Morris is still thought to be funding the club to the value of £ 7m a month.
The EFL will not comment on financial or takeover issues at its member clubs, but has confirmed that it is working with the PFA in trying to address the issues at Derby.
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