Derby County boss Wayne Rooney has revealed teams are putting contracts in front of some of his players whose terms at Pride Park are set to expire in the summer, making this admission to Derbyshire Live.
The Rams are currently the subject of a takeover attempt from Chris Kirchner after the US businessman was named the preferred bidder by the club’s administrators earlier this month.
However, this process is expected to take some time and with many key players’ contracts running out in just over two months, the East Midlands outfit are in grave danger of seeing a mass exodus in the summer.
Captain Tom Lawrence is just one player currently out of contract in the summer and he was reported to be the subject of interest from AFC Bournemouth and Queens Park Rangers in January.
To give themselves the very best chance of remaining afloat in the division though, the Rams attempted to keep hold of some of their most prized assets instead of cashing in during the winter, but their relegation is now confirmed following their loss against QPR on Monday.
And there could be more bad news to come in the coming months with clubs already circling as they look to secure some free-agent bargains in the coming months.
On this subject, Rooney said: “With all the players, I can say 95% of the players in there I would want to keep but what I can’t do is tell them what the salary will be.
“The players who are out of contract, I know there are other clubs sniffing round them and putting salaries in front of them which unfortunately sometimes that is what it takes. At this minute we are not in a position where we can do that.
“I have spoke to the majority of them. That is the frustrating thing, they know I want them to stay and that’s all I can
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