Stoke City poised to finalise transfer swoop for former Derby County player | OneFootball

The 39-year-old linked up with the Rams on a short-term deal at the start of the season and formed a very effective partnership with Curtis Davies in central defence for Wayne Rooney’s side.

Therefore, Derby were desperate to keep the player but their off-field issues meant that the EFL blocked the club from re-signing him, with his exit announced today.

And, it appears Jagielka has wasted little time in finding a new club after Telegraph reporter Mike McGrath revealed that the Potters are expected to bring the former Everton man in for the rest of the season.

“Stoke City set to win the race for Phil Jagielka on a free transfer. Source from Derby admitted they were very disappointed at not getting permission to re-sign him due to regulations from the EFL.”

Michael O’Neill had been keen to bring in a new centre-back this month after Leo Ostigard returned to Brighton after a loan spell in the first part of the campaign.

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The verdict

This might not be the most exciting signing given his age and the fact it’s a short-term deal, but Jagielka has proven to be a reliable performer at this level this season.

So, he will be able to do a job and his experience could be crucial for a Stoke side that will hope to be pushing for promotion through the play-offs in the coming months.

The financial situation at Stoke is well-known, so they were going to be looking at free transfers and loans, which means this is a deal that makes total sense.