Derby County in pole position to beat Luton Town and Wayne Rooney to Crystal Palace transfer
The Rams are said to be keen on teenage midfielder who played 13 times for the Eagles last season Derby County look to be in pole position to beat Luton Town to the signing of Crystal Palace’s David Ozoh.
The South London Press claims the Rams are closing in on the midfielder, who played 13 times for the Eagles last season. Luton are said to have been keen on buying the midfielder permanently while Wayne Rooney’s Plymouth also wanted to take him on loan.
But Derby look to be the frontrunners for the 19-year-old’s signature as they look to strengthen their midfield options having already landed Kenzo Goudmijn, Ebou Adams and Ben Osborn. One of his standout performances came under former Eagles boss Roy Hodgson in a 2-2 draw with Manchester City last December.
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Only called into Northern Ireland’s squad for the U19 European Championship after confirmation that Francis Turley would be travelling with Celtic on their pre-season tour to America, Stitt made his debut at the age level in Thursday’s 3-0 defeat to defending champions Italy at Inver Park, where he faced off against young stars from the likes of AC Milan, AS Roma and Borussia Dortmund.
The 17-year-old previously spent time in Linfield’s academy before earning a move to Luton last summer and has represented the club’s U18 side alongside former Dungannon Swifts starlet Sam Anderson.
Gareth McAuley’s young charges will round their Group A campaign off against Norway at Seaview on Sunday with victory potentially seeing them progress into the semi-finals – and securing a place at next year’s U20 World Cup in Chile in the process – while finishing third would be enough to seal a play-off spot for a ticket to South America.
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