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Derby County signing 'imminent' as Rams swoop for midfielder

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Derby County look set to complete an 11th signing of the summer in free agent midfielder Korey Smith. The 31-year-old was released by Swansea City at the end of his contract last month and now looks like dropping down a division to join the Rams in League One.

Smith has spent the last seven seasons in the Championship, the first five with Bristol City and the last two in South Wales.

In a similar vein to summer signing Conor Hourihane, the former England under-17 international would add plenty of experience to a youthful midfield.

Smith also has previous of achieving promotion in their debut season with a third-tier club, having done so with Bristol City in the 2014/15 campaign.

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