Overview

• Ten Derby County players are set to be out of contract next summer, creating a concentrated set of decisions for club leaders.
• The club added 13 signings in the summer window, mixing permanent arrivals with loans to refresh the squad.
• Fee-based additions included Carlton Morris, Patrick Agyemang, Lewis Travis and Max Johnston.
• Loan recruits featured David Ozoh, Ben Brereton Diaz, Owen Beck, Bobby Clark and Dion Sanderson.
• Curtis Nelson is injured and left off the EFL squad list until October, while Ben Osborn and Jake Rooney are out on loan with Stockport County and Barnsley.