Derby County desire a striker within the January switch window, and that is led them to point out an curiosity in Notts County’s Macaulay Langstaff. With 20 objectives already this season, Langstaff is the highest scorer in League Two, and Derby are one of an entire host of sides battling it out for his £1.5m signature.
A brand new quantity 9 at Pleasure Park could have the chance to hyperlink up with winger Corey Blackett-Taylor after information emerged on Friday afternoon that the Rams made a bid for the Charlton Athletic man. That provide was rejected, however the participant is into the final six months of his contract, which implies there’s actual stress to promote this month.
And so they aren’t the one ones on the Rams’ January shortlist, with a League Two starlet additionally turning heads on the membership searching for to return to the Championship subsequent season.
Derby rival League One duo for Younger
Sky Sports activities studies that Derby are interested in Jake Young at Bradford Metropolis, though they’ve but to make a proper bid as they’ve for Blackett-Taylor. Intriguingly, mid-table Charlton are presenting competitors, whereas relegation-threatened Carlisle United are additionally in for him.
Because it stands, Bradford supervisor Graham Alexander regards Younger as a part of his plans for the rest of the season and believes he may encourage a promotion push for a staff which can be at the moment down in 14th, seven factors off the highest seven in League Two.
Younger could have edge over Langstaff
Younger spent the primary half of the season on mortgage at fellow fourth-tier facet Swindon City, however Alexander opted to recall him in January in mild of his magnificent type. It was the earlier Bantams boss, Mark Hughes, who had allowed him to depart.
The 22-year-old impressed some immediate remorse by scoring seven instances and establishing three extra within the month in August, remarkably notching 9 direct aim contributions within the area of two high-scoring video games (a 5-5 draw with Wrexham and a 6-0 win over Crawley City). That form inevitably gained him the league’s Participant of the Month award, and he repeated that feat in November after netting six instances in 5 matches. Swindon supervisor Michael Flynn known as it an “exceptional” achievement to land the prize twice earlier than Christmas, and stated Younger is “a pleasure to work with”.
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These sizzling streaks have powered Younger to a career-high Transfermarkt valuation (£236k) and a season tally of 16 league objectives, rating him second within the desk behind fellow Derby goal Langstaff. On a per-90 foundation, he leads the league for non-penalty objectives (0.74) and whole aim contributions (0.92), which may give him a slight edge over the Notts County man within the eyes of Derby’s knowledge division.
One other of Younger’s large property is his versatility. Whereas he is performed each sport this season as a centre-forward, he is additionally bought expertise enjoying on each wings, and that may give Paul Warne a wide range of choices if he needs to make use of them.
Whereas FIFA rules forbid a participant from enjoying for 3 totally different golf equipment in a single season, the Englishman hasn’t performed for Bradford since he was recalled, and meaning Derby’s hopes of unleashing him in League One this season are nonetheless alive. Given his irrepressible type within the division under, they’d count on him to deal with the step up with aplomb.
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