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Exclusive: Derby County agree Craig Forsyth deal

Pete O'Rourke, Transfer Correspondent
Pete O'Rourke, Transfer Correspondent

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Derby County defender Craig Forsyth has agreed a new two-year deal at the club, sources have told Football Insider.

Forsyth was due to be out of contract with the Rams at the end of this month, but Derby have now moved to secure the long-serving defender on a new deal.

The 36-year-old joined Derby from Watford in the summer of 2013 and has made 382 appearances for the club.

He made 42 appearances, notching three goals and four assists, in the 2024-25 campaign as the Rams survived relegation from the Championship.

Derby veteran signs two-year extension

Forsyth started each of the last 12 games of the season under John Eustace as Derby eventually finished 19th in the table.

The former Scotland international played both at left-back and at centre-back during the 2024-25 season.

Appearances (Starts)42 (29)
Minutes Played2845
Goals3
Assists4
Yellow Cards4
Forsyth's Derby stats in the 2024-25 campaign (all competitions)

He is a proven operator at Championship level, having played 288 times in the second tier throughout a long career in the EFL.

Derby have already confirmed Tom Barkhuizen, Sonny Bradley, Tyrese Fornah, Jeff Hendrick, Rohan Luthra, Erik Pieters, Kemar Roofe and Conor Washington will leave the club at the end of their contracts this month.

Meanwhile, the Rams will discover their first opponents in the 2025-26 campaign on 26 June.

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Derby finished 19th in the Championship in the 2024-25 campaign. (Credit: Getty Images)

Championship duo line up midfielder deal

Elsewhere in the Championship, Football Insider has revealed (7 June) that Bristol City and Swansea City are plotting to sign Empoli midfielder Liam Henderson on a free transfer.

The 29-year-old is in line for a return to the United Kingdom this summer, with clubs in the Championship lining up a move.

Henderson has been in Italy since 2018 - playing for Bari, Hellas Verona, Lecce, Palermo and Empoli.

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