Wayne Rooney said Derby have taken a significant step towards a takeover after the troubled Championship club reached an “accord” with Middlesbrough over a compensation claim that threatened to undermine their attempts to secure their long-term future.
The agreement between Derby’s former chairman Mel Morris, who owns the stadium, and the Middlesbrough owner, Steve Gibson, comes on the eve of a potentially fractious meeting between the teams at the Riverside Stadium on Saturday. Last week Morris invited Boro and Wycombe, who are also seeking recompense, to take their claims to the high court against him personally.
