Sad In order to prepare Derby County for the championship, Paul Warne seek to Ipswich Town for a reunion: Look

Derby County, who took second place in League One and were promoted automatically, are getting ready for their first season back in the Championship in two years.

With former Premier League stalwarts Dwight Gayle and Conor Hourihane and Championship talents Sonny Bradley and Callum Elder, the Rams have assembled what many would consider to be an incredibly formidable roster for League One this season.

These guys are among the more experienced members of the team and are aging despite their brilliance. As a result, injuries have happened, and nowhere has that happened more frequently than in Derby’s attack, at times rendering them essentially defenseless.

Therefore, manager Paul Warne should turn to one of his old favorites to help slightly rejuvenate the front line and hopefully fire the Rams to safety in the upcoming season, given that they will play in a tougher and more demanding division.

In 24/25, Freddie Ladapo ought to be wearing a Derby shirt.

Warne ought to consider bringing in his old favorite, Freddie Ladapo, who was once Rotherham’s first-choice striker.

Throughout his three seasons at New York Stadium, the Nigerian proved to be a dependable player for Warne, making 123 appearances and scoring 41 goals while also playing in the Championship.

He would provide a frontline that hasn’t had a reliable presence all season with speed, power, and physicality. Given his extensive resume of previous teams, he would also provide a wealth of experience to any younger players, like Dejaune Brown, in the attack that Warne chooses to trust this summer.

Having played for Shrewsbury Town, Plymouth Argyle, Southend United, and Oldham Athletic in the Football League, the now 31-year-old is a journeyman in the EFL.

Warne’s targeting of him makes sense considering that, despite Derby’s offensive line’s injury problems this season, he has appeared in an incredible amount of games and appears to have played most of the games available to him wherever he has gone in his career.

Derby County’s season-long injury problems

This season, injuries have forced all of Derby’s strikers to miss extended periods of time from the team.

James Collins, Warne’s first-choice striker, suffered an injury in February and was expected to miss the entire season. Thankfully, he made a full recovery and returned to the team near the end of the campaign.

While this has been going on, backup attackers Martyn Waghorn and Dwight Gayle have had difficulty staying healthy, which has frequently forced players like Tom Barkhuizen and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, who are better suited for the left or right flanks, to slot in.

Fortunately for Derby, Mendez-Laing’s quality has shown. As maybe the best player up front for the Rams, the Guatemalan international has assisted a teammate 16 times and scored nine goals, a total only surpassed by Collins.

But, as all of the above-mentioned strikers are approaching 30, it may be questionable if the former Cardiff City star can continue to produce for very long. If the Rams hope to remain in the second division and eventually succeed there, they may need to look elsewhere for solutions.

Derby would benefit from signing Freddie Ladapo.

If Ladapo is signed, he will undoubtedly be a wise addition to Derby’s front line, though it must be stated that he won’t be bringing down the age of the front line.

Given that his current team, Ipswich, will be getting rid of a good number of players this summer in preparation for their eagerly anticipated return to the Premier League, he will probably be available for a low price. Derby would be wise to avoid overspending on a player who is close to 30.

In light of the fact that Derby announced over the weekend that they would be releasing Waghorn and Gayle this summer and that they want additional firepower, it makes even more sense to try to sign Ladapo as an experienced player as part of an upfront rebuild.

Additionally, he would fit right into Warne’s plans because, as was previously noted, the striker was a big favouritism of Warne’s at Rotherham. This will undoubtedly play a significant role in the signing process because teams frequently gain from familiarity and dependability when trying to rebuild their position in the division.

When Derby County returns to the Championship, fan commentator Shaun has urged the team to sign players in the 24-to 28-year-old age range.

Ladapo will undoubtedly not be Warne’s only summer addition, but considering the information above and the fact that Derby employees and supporters will simply want consistency from their summer transfers, the club can’t go wrong in acquiring the 6′ 1″ Nigerian and putting their faith in him to score goals in their first campaign back in the second division.

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