Opinion: Blackburn should consider taking advantage of Derby situation to solve key issue this summer

It does seem as though things may slowly be moving in the right direction for Derby County once again.

With the recent announcement of Chris Kirchner as the preffered bidder to buy the Pride Park club, now look to be moving forward in a way that suggests Derby fans may still have a club to support come the start of the 2022/23 season.

But while that is certainly good news for the Rams, there is no denying that they will still find themselves in a challenging position heading into the summer.

Having seen their relegation from the Championship to League One confirmed earlier this month, and with the club unable to agree new contracts for players due to restrictions placed on them, there is still a chance we could something of a mass exodus from Pride Park in the coming months.

Given the quality that some of those who could be on their way out of Derby possess, that is something that other clubs across the country should be ready to take advantage, and one such example of that, is Blackburn Rovers.

Like Derby, Blackburn are facing their own contract issues this summer, with several key players set to see their deals at Ewood Park expire when the season comes to an end, with little sign of new agreements being reached.

One position where that could be an issue is right-back, where Ryan Nyambe looks set to be among those to move on, while an injury spell since joining in January has prevented Deyo Zeefuik from really taking a chance to convince Rovers they should make his loan move permanent to fill that role.

As a result, that right-hand side of defence does become an area where you feel Blackburn could look to exploit Derby’s own troubles, to solve their problem in that position.

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