Derby County sign Tom Barkhuizen, Joe Wildsmith & Nathaniel Mendez-Laing after takeover
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Tom Barkhuizen did not score a goal last season in 14 games
Derby County have signed Tom Barkhuizen, Joe Wildsmith and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing on two-year contracts, their first deals since the club-saving takeover by Clowes Developments.
Forward Barkhuizen, 28, played 208 times for Preston, scoring 38 goals, before his end-of-season exit.
Goalkeeper Wildsmith, 26, heads to Pride Park having left Sheffield Wednesday this summer after 88 games.
Former Owls team-mate Mendez-Laing, 30, adds a winger option to the Rams squad.
Defender Eiran Cashin and midfielder Liam Thompson, both 20, have also signed new two-year contracts.
The deals are all subject to English Football League approval.
Derby, who currently have Liam Rosenior as interim manager following Wayne Rooney's departure as boss late last month, are rebuilding their squad for a first campaign in the third tier since 1985-86 after being relegated from the Championship last season.
Only five first-team players were contracted to the club, before Saturday's announcements.
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