Rams Land Summer Target Barker
The Rams have today captured their main summer target in Shaun Barker.
Barker joins from Blackpool on a three year deal and he revealed that Nigel Clough was a massive factor when deciding to join the rams over local rivals Nottingham Forest.
The chase for Barker has been going on for a number of weeks with the Rams reportedly having two bids turned down before the tangerines finally accepted the deal. Barker said “I remember coming to Pride Park and their was 30,000 people there and I wished that maybe I could play for a club like that and luckily I am going to be able to this season.
Amazingly, Barker has missed only a handful of games in the past four seasons, a statistic that is quite staggering given how many injuries the Derby fans have been witness to in the past season alone.
While the fee is officially undisclosed, the Derby Evening Telegraph is reporting a figure of around £900,000 has been paid.
If you want to see Barker in action, you can catch him in action against Chesterfield this Saturday.
Check out a profile of the Rams latest signing here.
