Report: Keith Wyness acting as broker for Derby County

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Derby County owner Mel Morris reportedly wants to sell the club, and former Aston Villa chief executive Keith Wyness is claimed to be helping him.

According to The Times, former Aston Villa chief executive Keith Wyness is acting as a broker to sell Derby County.

It has been reported that Derby owner Mel Morris is open to selling the club should the Rams fail to clinch promotion from the Championship to the Premier League at the end of the season.

Wyness was recently the chief executive of Derby’s Championship rivals Villa and knows the division well.

“Wyness is again attracting interest from the American market, with Morris looking for fresh investment after bankrolling the club for four years through several failed promotion bids,” adds the report in The Times.

Derby County sale

Derby are a massive club in England, but the Rams have been stuck in the Championship for a while now.

Frank Lampard’s side are very much in the race for the Championship playoffs this season, but it is going to be hard for the Rams to get over the line.

Morris has invested in the squad at Derby, but things have not gone according to plan.

According to The Times, Derby are losing around £3 million a month, and one can understand why Morris is reportedly open to selling the club in the summer if the Rams fail to clinch promotion to the Premier League.