Bradley Johnson could reportedly be on his way to Blackburn Rovers despite starting 25 Championship games for Derby County last season.
Bradley Johnson could be on his way out of Derby County this summer with Blackburn Rovers showing interest in the veteran midfielder, according to the Derbyshire Telegraph.
Craig Bryson has gone, Jacob Butterfield is going and Mason Mount has returned to Chelsea, along with Frank Lampard, after the expiry of his loan deal. And Johnson is the latest midfielder whose future at Pride Park appears to be up in the air.
The 32-year-old might have been a key player for The Rams as they reached the play-off final last season, featuring in 31 Championship games and starting 25 of those, but he is currently in talks with the Derby hierarchy about whether or not he will stay for a fourth season in the East Midlands.
Blackburn are circling, keen to offer a former Leeds United and Norwich City enforcer a fresh start at Ewood Park.
And Derby are pretty much guaranteed to make a substantial loss on a player they signed for a club-record £6 million on the final day of the summer transfer window in 2015.
Derby are expected to announce Phillip Cocu as Lampard’s replacement very soon and it remains to be seen if he has any say in Johnson’s future.
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