{"id":565422,"date":"2020-09-10T14:34:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T18:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=565422"},"modified":"2020-09-10T14:34:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T18:34:00","slug":"derby-county-sign-wigan-athletic-defender-nathan-byrne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/10\/derby-county-sign-wigan-athletic-defender-nathan-byrne\/","title":{"rendered":"Derby County Sign Wigan Athletic Defender Nathan Byrne"},"content":{"rendered":"

Derby County have completed the signing of full-back Nathan Byrne<\/a> from League One<\/a> side Wigan Athletic. The 28-year-old joins the Rams\u00a0 for an undisclosed fee after three seasons with the Latics.<\/p>\n

Derby Confirm Signing of Wigan Defender Nathan Byrne<\/h2>\n

Byrne Signs Two-Year-Deal With Derby<\/h3>\n

Byrne joins Derby County on a two-year-deal and adds much needed depth to the Rams’ back line.<\/p>\n

The East Midlands side recently sold youngsters Jayden Bogle<\/a> and Max Lowe<\/a> to Sheffield United<\/a> for a combined fee of around \u00a311 million.<\/p>\n

Hit by administration at the end of last season, it will be hard for Wigan fans to see Byrne leave yet the club have had no choice but to sell a number of key players. He becomes the second player to move from the DW Stadium to Pride Park this summer, following goalkeeper David Marshall<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Tottenham<\/a> academy graduate has spent time at both Wolves<\/a> and Swindon Town prior to joining Wigan. He helped the Latics to win the 2017\/18 League One title; picking up both the club’s player of the season and players’ player awards as a result.<\/p>\n

Derby Bolster Right-Back Options After Bogle Departure<\/h3>\n

It is likely that Byrne will compete with versatile defender Andre Wisdom<\/a> for a place in the starting line-up. Phillip Cocu<\/a> has experimented with five at the back during pre-season and Byrne, who can play wing-back too, may be well suited for this.<\/p>\n

Byrne is an almost identical replacement for the recently-departed Jayden Bogle; he is confident going forward, as seen by his 7 assists last season.<\/p>\n

What’s more, with plenty of matches under his belt at this level, Byrne may offer a more experienced head than his predecessor as the Rams eye a succesful campaign.<\/p>\n

Derby boss Phillip Cocu, on the signing of Byrne, told the club website<\/a>: “Nathan, we believe has qualities that will suit our style of play. He is a right-back that has both the ability to defend well and make an impact when going forward to support the attack.<\/p>\n

“He has good experience for his age, playing over 300 games so far, and this is a signing that will compliment the balance we are looking to achieve within our squad.”<\/p>\n

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