Blackburn Rovers Agree Multi-Million Sale of Captain Lewis Travis to Derby County

Blackburn Rovers have agreed a deal worth over £3 million to sell their captain and midfielder Lewis Travis to Derby County after weeks of negotiations, with the deal including a sell-on fee. Travis, who has been with Blackburn for eight years, has been left out of recent squads and will not travel with the team, signaling his likely final appearances for the club. Derby County, dealing with an injury crisis, hope to reunite Travis with former manager John Eustace to bolster their squad. Blackburn have moved quickly to replace Travis, signing French-Malian midfielder Moussa Baradji on loan from Swiss side Yverdon Sport; Baradji had previously failed a medical but the club has now finalized his arrival after freeing up an ESC slot by releasing a player. Head coach Valerien Ismael praised Baradji as a very good player and indicated the club is still pursuing additional attacking signings before the transfer deadline. Todd Cantwell has been named the new permanent captain of Blackburn following Travis's departure.