Wayne Rooney says he will not walk away from his role as Derby County boss but warned the club it would be "impossible" for him to field a team for the start of the new Sky Bet Championship season without significant signings. Derby were cleared to sign new players for the upcoming Championship season earlier this week after the EFL altered its rules due to "exceptional circumstances" caused by the club's coronavirus outbreak last season. Rooney vowed not to walk away from the role despite the difficult circumstances, but urged club chiefs to move quickly to make signings before Derby begin their Championship season against Huddersfield Town on August 7. "It's other people which I can't control who need to make bigger decisions that I do," Rooney told Sky Sports News. "I haven't got one centre-back signed to the club, there are two very young players in the U23s and U18s.

Source: Sky sports July 24, 2021 20:26 UTC