DELL OF A DEAL

Derby in ‘talks with US billionaire Michael Dell’ – worth £26.9BILLION – over investing in club

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DERBY are reportedly in talks with US billionaire Michael Dell over a significant investment in the Championship club.

And the news should excite Rams fans - Dell is the founder and CEO of Dell Technologies and believed to be worth £26.9BILLION.

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, current Derby chairman Mel Morris "has been seeking additional funding for over two years".

SunSport reported back in October last year how Morris was prepared to sell the club - but was holding out for £60m.

He has previously turned down an offer of £50m from an American consortium.

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MORRIS KEEN FOR INVESTMENT

That was fronted by London-based businessman Henry Gabay, and while these talks have tempered, that deal is far from dead in the water.

Rams fan Morris controversially struck a deal to buy the club’s  stadium as part of a plan to stay within the Football League’s spending limits.

But he is still open to a large investment or sale.

Dell, 55, is understood to be interested in either a loan, investment or full takeover.

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And Derby aren't the first English club the American billionaire has made a move for.

Along with fellow US-based group MSD Partners, Dell enquired about taking over Sunderland from Stewart Donald, but that turned into a £12m loan instead.

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The Telegraph adds that "Derby have been in dialogue with him [Dell] for the last few months and Morris is hopeful of concluding a deal with either of the two interested parties".

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The Rams are sitting in 12th spot in the Championship, with Philippe Cocu's side only five points outside the play-offs.

Their promotion-hopes have been boosted with the signing of Manchester United Wayne Rooney, who has taken captaincy and scored four goals in 15.

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