BREAKING: Ipswich Town player set to sign with Derby County

Derby have had a mixed start to life back in the Championship after their promotion from League One last season, winning one and losing two of their opening three games.

Speaking ahead of transfer deadline day, Rams manager Paul Warne said that while bringing in a new striker was a priority for the club, he was looking to strengthen across the forward line.

“I want something along the top line. If I can’t get a nine that’s better than the nines that we’ve got, then I’m not going to get one,” Warne told Derbyshire Live.

“I’m not going to get a nine to come in and be fifth choice. If we can get a nine, great. We’ve always wanted a physical presence.

“If we can’t get the nine and a better seven or 11 or 10 comes in, we’ll have to look at it. We want another defender because while Eiran Cashin’s injury was innocuous, if something would have happened to Sonny Bradley against Barrow, we could go between September and January with with one centre-back.”

It remains to be seen whether Warne will be able to land a striker before tonight’s deadline, with reports suggesting that Derby are exploring a move for Watford’s Mileta Rajovic, but he is set to add another winger to his squad in Harness.

Harness will become the Rams’ 11th signing of the transfer window after the arrivals of Jacob Widell Zetterstrom, Rohan Luthra, Nat Phillips, David Ozoh, Ben Osborn, Kenzo Goudmijn, Ebou Adams, Tawanda Chirewa, Kayden Jackson and Jerry Yates.

Derby County could make a wise addition in Marcus Harness.

Harness was a very valuable member of the Ipswich team last season, despite not being a regular starter. The team went on to earn promotion.

After Jackson, the winger will be the second Tractor Boys player to join Pride Park this summer. If he can continue to have the kind of impact that his former teammate did in the first few weeks of the season, he will be a great acquisition.

Without a sure, Harness will play in more games at Derby than he did at Ipswich the previous campaign. If the Rams give him a steady run in the lineup, he might pose a serious threat.