Offer submitted: Derby make £5m+ bid to sign “great” new player for Eustace
Derby County have submitted a bid worth more than £5 million to sign a “great” player who wants to join the Rams, according to a recent report.
Derby re-sign Andi Weimann on a free transfer
The Rams have decided to bring back Andi Weimann to Pride Park for what will be his second spell at the football club. The forward joined the club at the start of the 2011/12 season and stayed until the summer of 2015, during which he scored 24 goals in all competitions.
The versatile forward has now returned to Derby, as John Eustace reunites with the player after signing him for Blackburn Rovers last summer. The 33-year-old has signed a one-year deal with the Rams, and he’s told the club’s official website that he is “delighted to get the deal over the line”, and one of the reasons he decided to return was because of “the gaffer”.
Weimann said: “I’m happy to be back. I’m delighted to get it over the line now, and I am ready to crack on. I signed 10 years ago, and I left seven years ago. I had some good times, definitely, and I enjoyed my time here. Obviously, there were some disappointments because we lost in the play-offs twice, so maybe I’ve got a little bit to point to prove here.
“There are a couple of factors, to be honest. One is the gaffer. I loved working with him last year. I’ve obviously known him for a long time; I played with him at Watford when I was 19. Last year was the first time I worked with him [as a Head Coach]. I loved it and working with his staff as well. I enjoyed working with them. As someone around the training ground or the squad and everyone else involved, it’s brilliant. It was a big part of my coming here again and wanting to work with him for a bit longer.
“[My role is] similar to last season; I’m one of the more experienced players now. I’m nearly 34, so I’ve been around a long time, and I feel he likes what I can bring on the pitch but just as much off the pitch. I’d like to say I’m a good lad around the place; I think he liked that last year.”
Derby make £5m+ bid to sign “great” player for Eustace
Despite already wrapping up deals for Weimann and Carlton Morris, according to The Athletic, Derby have now submitted a bid to sign Patrick Agyemang from MLS side Charlotte FC.
The report states that the offer is worth $8 million, which is roughly £5.8 million, and while that has yet to be accepted by the MLS side, Agyemang has already been given the go-ahead to join the Championship side this summer.
The 24-year-old, who has been dubbed “great” by USA teammate Tyler Adams, joined Charlotte FC in 2022, and in the 2024 season, the versatile forward scored 10 goals in 31 MLS games. Agyemang was on course to beat that tally in the 2025 season, as he’s already scored six goals in 16 games.
The USA international is out of contract at the end of 2025, so Derby will be hoping that fee is enough for them to get a deal over the line and add Agyemang to their long list of exciting attackers ahead of the new season kicking off.
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