Derby County are delighted to announce the appointment of John Eustace as Head Coach. John returns to Pride Park Stadium after two spells as a player, on loan in 2009 and for the final two years of his playing career from 2013-15.

Latest Derby County news from DerbyshireLive brings you the latest as Rovers confirm Eustace will leave the club

Derby have announced the appointment of John Eustace as their new head coach. Blackburn, fifth in the Sky Bet Championship, made it clear they wanted to keep Eustace as manager – at least until the end of the season.

David Clowes has reacted to the appointment of John Eustace as Derby County manager. The Rams have struck an agreement to bring the 45-year-old to Pride Park, with the club looking to avoid relegation from the Championship. Eustace has departed Blackburn Rovers in order to complete the move, leaving Ewood Park after 12 months in charge.

John Eustace is poised to become the new manager of Derby County after his £500,000 compensation clause at Blackburn Rovers was triggered by the Championship club.

Derby County are considering two other candidates for their manager’s role as well as John Eustace, after making an approach to Blackburn Rovers for him, according to Sky Sports News. The Rams want to get a successor to Paul Warne in through the Pride Park door quickly and are big admirers of Eustace.

Blackburn Rovers started life without John Eustace when they went to play-off rivals West Brom and won 2-0 - and their supporters didn't miss the chance to make their point

Blackburn did not miss wantaway manager John Eustace’s presence on the touchline after Makhtar Gueye scored a second-half brace in a 2-0 win at fellow Championship play-off chasers West Brom. Blackburn travelled to the Hawthorns without their boss as talks between him and Derby continued after Rovers “reluctantly granted” him permission to speak to the Rams,