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Derby unveil new owners

Derby unveil new owners


Derby unveil new owners

Derby have named their new owners as the American-based group General Sports and Entertainment.

"This is a significant day in the history of this club," Derby chairman Adam Pearson said.

Appleby added that he had "visited Derby County over the last six months and experienced a match day at Pride Park Stadium, where we were impressed with the incredible potential of the club and the loyalty of the fan base".

Pearson, speaking in Derby's match day programme on Saturday, said: "This is a significant day in the history of this club and the takeover adds new financial firepower, underpinning a long-term plan to establish Derby County as a major player in the Premier League and as an international club brand.

"The long-term aim is to establish the Derby County brand worldwide through successful alliances with sporting teams in the USA, Far East and other continents.

"The immediate aim, though, is to continue to build the infrastructure of the club at Pride Park and obviously develop a squad which over the coming seasons is renowned as a Premier League force.

"The turnaround in the fortunes of Aston Villa, with their American investment in squad and club infrastructure, is a key model we would like to emulate over the coming seasons."