Liam Thompson transfer claim made amid Derby County contract offer.
Latest Derby County news from DerbyshireLive brings you what is being said about the midfielder who was offered a new deal at the end of the campaign.
Derby County are said to have “confidence” that Liam Thompson will stay at Pride Park this summer after he was offered a new contract.
Thompson, along with Craig Forsyth, was handed terms at the end of the season with the midfielder having a strong end to the season.
While Forsyth is understood to have agreed a two-year stay with Derby, Thompson’s future is under the spotlight given the 23-year-old is at a critical juncture of his career.
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With Derby set to add to their midfield this summer, regular first-team football is by no means a guarantee.
Thompson will have to decide whether to stay and fight for a place or whether he would be best served heading to a club further down the pyramid.
Should he leave, Derby’s contract offer means they will be guaranteed compensation for the academy graduate.
However, according to transfer journalist Graeme Bailey, who was speaking to EFL Analysis, he feels there is a big chance he stays.
“(John) Eustace wants him to stay,” he said. “There is a confidence around the club that he will.
“With John Eustace, I think a lot of players are buying into the project that he’s selling. And it’s an easy sell for him, isn’t it?
“He can say, ‘Look, I dropped down the league to Derby. So, you come on the journey with me.’
“There’s real hope that Derby keep him. There is interest in him elsewhere, but they are hopeful.”
Thompson made 31 appearances in the league and cup last season and scored a fine goal in a 2-1 win over Chesterfield in the Carabao Cup at Pride Park.
He has played more than 100 games for Derby having come through the academy and has scored three goals. He has also won promotion with the Rams having been part of the squad that secured runners-up spot in League One under former head coach Paul Warne.
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