Derby plan to beat the drop in the Championship with some help from money-bags Manchester City. The Rams are set to be taken over imminently by Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nehayan.
The Abu Dhabi royal family member is a cousin of Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour. Derby will be restricted by how much cash they can invest in new players in January due to EFL profit and sustainability rules.
But County's stars are expecting to be boosted by at least two loans from former Premier League champions City. It could be pivotal to reviving Derby's fortunes after ex-boss Frank Lampard previously guided them into the play-offs in 2019 using Mason Mount , Fikayo Tomori and Harry Wilson on loan.
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