Overview
- Derby are set to publish their retained and released list, with decisions due on out-of-contract players Danny Batth, Callum Elder, Andi Weimann, Jake Rooney and Ben Osborn.
- Head coach John Eustace says he wants swift upgrades and hopes to keep key loanees, though he warns the cost of retaining them will be high.
- Injuries exposed a thin squad that captain Lewis Travis said ran out of steam late in the season.
- Five players returning from loans face uncertain futures at Pride Park, with Kenzo Goudmijn, Corey Blackett-Taylor, Ryan Nyambe and Dajaune Brown among those under review.
- Pundit Andy Townsend predicts Ipswich will move Sam Szmodics on and frames Derby as a possible destination, which remains unconfirmed.