Last updated on .From the section DerbyDerby were beaten 2-1 by Manchester United in Sunday's friendlyDerby will be allowed to sign out-of-contract players for the new season but any deals will have strict wage limits. Manager Wayne Rooney had only nine senior players for Sunday's pre-season defeat by Manchester United. That is because they were only involved due to a coronavirus outbreak that prevented Rooney, his entire first-team squad and many under-23 players as well, from being involved. However, the EFL board rejected a further request from the club to "relax an enhanced embargo that remains in place in respect of other regulation breaches". That is because the four separate reasons for Derby's transfer embargo being imposed in the first place still remain.

Source: BBC July 20, 2021 11:29 UTC