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FLW's Derby fan pundit has named one realistic signing he'd like to see the club make this summer

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Derby County are preparing for another season in the Championship after earning their survival under John Eustace.

The Rams were in danger of falling back into League One prior to the 45-year-old’s arrival in February but they ultimately finished 19th in the table.

The club will now be hoping to strengthen their first team squad this summer in order to avoid being at risk of relegation next year.

The transfer window, which re-opens today, will be key for Eustace, as it will be his first chance to make significant changes to the squad that just about stayed up in the second tier of English football.

Tyrhys Dolan tipped to make Derby County move from Blackburn Rovers

When asked to name one realistic signing the club should make this summer, FLW’s Derby fan pundit Shaun Woodward named Blackburn Rovers star Tyrhys Dolan.

He is unsure of the club’s budget, so suspects bringing in players Eustace knows at a low cost could be good business, and that Dolan fits the bill of what the squad needs in order to improve - albeit compensation would need to be paid to Blackburn, given he's under the age of 24.

“As I’ve said many other times, we desperately need wide men and attackers to come into the club,” Woodward told Football League World.

“I don’t know our budget, so I think at the moment, until we know what we’ve got, I think it’s the likes of players he’s previously managed and got a good relationship with that we can entice to the club.

“So, someone like Tyrhys Dolan I think would be an obvious one.

“He’s got a good relationship with John Eustace and Eustace got the best out of him at Blackburn.

“He’s a great age, at 23, played a lot of games in the Championship, so a very experienced player at this level.

“He’s only going to get better over the next three or four years, so, for me, he’s a forward-thinking wide man that can link up with the front men, so he’d be my number one target to go out and get.”

Tyrhys Dolan deal may be difficult for Derby County & John Eustace to get done

Derby will be targeting an improvement in their attacking options this summer, and Dolan could fit the bill nicely - although whether they have the financial power to fend off other clubs remains to be seen.

Dolan is still only 23, but has Championship experience and knows what to expect from working with Eustace from their time together at Blackburn.

The winger contributed seven goals and six assists for Rovers last season, which is the kind of attacking output Derby could use, and given the fact he's not signed a new deal with Blackburn, he evidently wants a fresh challenge.

Norwich City were reported in May to have Dolan high on their transfer watchlist, whilst Old Firm pair Celtic and Rangers were said to be monitoring the winger's situation earlier that month, so he may be beyond Derby's actual reach when it's all said and done - an approach is always worth a try though.