The Rams are looking to add to their squad on deadline day and they are concentrating on the future as well as the the present
10:46, 02 Feb 2026Updated 11:58, 02 Feb 2026
Derby County’s Pride Park stadium.
Derby County look set to complete a swoop for highly-rated young Irish defender Raymond Offor with the teenage centre-back primed to make the move to Pride Park from Shelbourne.
According to reports in Ireland, Offor has completed a medical with the Championship club, reportedly paying a five-figure fee to land the 18-year-old.
Offor made his bow for Shelbourne in 2024 and was part of their UEFA youth league campaign last term.
He joined Shelbourne in 2023 after a spell with Bohemians and has already represented the Republic of Ireland at under-18s and 19s level.
JOIN US ON FACEBOOK! Latest Derby County news, analysis and more via our Rams Facebook page
Derby have not been afraid to turn to Ireland to invest in players of the future having recruited Freddie Turley from Shamrock Rovers in the summer of 2024.
The defender has already been on the bench for three of Derby’s first-team games and also featured for the Rams in pre-season.
He has tied up a loan move to Scottish Championship side Dunfermline, where he will remain for the rest of the season.
What are your hopes for the academy moving forward? Have your say HERE.
Every day, the DerbyshireLive football desk strive to deliver all manner of news, features and transfer-related stories as a part of our overall package of Derby County content.
Our reporter Leigh Curtis – who you can follow on X – follows the Rams home and away and offers you comprehensive coverage from matchdays, press conferences and everything that happens in between.
So much happens day to day and sometimes you can struggle to keep on top of the very latest updates as and when they occur – that’s why we have produced a daily newsletter which you can sign up to, for free, and which means you’ll have a round-up of the key stories land in your email inbox. Sign up to the Derby newsletter.
You can also get all your favourite content from DerbyshireLive’s Rams team on WhatsApp. Click to sign up for breaking updates about the biggest stories in and around the club.
If you prefer reading our Rams stories on your phone, consider downloading the DerbyshireLive app, in which you can personalise the content you see by selecting Derby County as one of your designated topics. You can get it from Apple and for Android.
