John Eustace is poised to become the new manager of Derby County after his £500,000 compensation clause at Blackburn Rovers was triggered by the Championship club.

John Eustace is set to leave Blackburn Rovers and join Derby County as the Rams’ new manager after a year in charge at Ewood Park. That's according to Alex Crook on X, who has revealed that the reasoning behind the decision is that the 45-year-old does not feel supported by the club's board.

Derby made an official approach to Blackburn to speak about their managerial vacancy with John Eustace who made it clear he was keen on a move to the fellow Championship side

Derby County have targeted Blackburn Rovers manager John Eustace to replace Paul Warne, who was sacked last week