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.

Former Stoke City captain John Eustace has been linked with a series of Championship jobs while he has been at Blackburn Rovers and is now leaving for a relegation fight with Derby County

Derby County are considering two other candidates for their manager’s role as well as John Eustace, after making an approach to Blackburn Rovers for him, according to Sky Sports News. The Rams want to get a successor to Paul Warne in through the Pride Park door quickly and are big admirers of Eustace.

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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

Oxford United boss Gary Rowett says he "expects" John Eustace to become the new Derby County head coach - but it won't change his approach to the game against them on Tuesday night either way. Rowett suffered his first loss as U's boss at Burnley last week, having previously gone on a nine-game unbeaten run since taking over (W5 D4).

John Eustace has been given permission to speak to Derby over their vacant managerial position - much to the annoyance of his current club Blackburn.

John Eustace has revived Blackburn's fortunes after taking over at Ewood Park a year ago but now wants to discuss the current vacancy at Derby after the Rams' approach

Blackburn Rovers manager John Eustace has responded to speculation linking him to the Derby County vacancy - just moments before it was reported that the Rams had triggered a release clause in the 45-year-old's contract in order to speak to him.

John Eustace is the favourite to become Derby County's next manager after an approach was made to Blackburn Rovers for the 45-year-old