Derby County confirmed their first signing of the summer this week as they re-signed Ben Osborn. The midfielder spent one year in Derby County’s academy before moving to local rivals Nottingham Forest. After spending 16 years at the City Ground, Osborn moved to Sheffield United in 2019 and made 20 appearances as they won promotion to the Premier League. After being released by the Blades, Derby fought off competition from Watford to sign the 29-year-old on a free transfer. It is the first step in Paul Warne’s bid to build a Championship ready squad, having offloaded six first-team players from…
