Wayne Rooney faces fresh headaches at Derby as rival clubs make moves for his stars after relegation to League One.
Boss Rooney and Rams players are in limbo while they wait for the club’s protracted takeover to be finalised. Veteran stopper Curtis Davies, 37, is out of contract and one of several players being chased. Davies played every game this term and scored four goals for County who finished 23rd after being deducted 21 points.
He is open to staying but is attracting interest from old club Hull and Bristol City in the Championship. Davies previously skippered Hull and represented them from 2013 to 2017 including scoring in the 2014 FA Cup final. His leadership qualities have attracted interest from the Robins, where boss Nigel Pearson wants to build a stronger dressing room mentality.