{"id":582114,"date":"2021-02-01T15:50:07","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T20:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=582114"},"modified":"2021-02-01T15:50:07","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T20:50:07","slug":"derby-county-sign-lee-gregory-on-loan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/02\/01\/derby-county-sign-lee-gregory-on-loan\/","title":{"rendered":"Derby County Sign Lee Gregory on Loan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Derby County have completed the loan signing of Lee Gregory<\/a> from Stoke City on a deal that runs until the end of the season.<\/p>\n

Derby County Add Lee Gregory to Their Squad<\/h2>\n

He Arrives at Derby County With Plenty of Experience<\/h3>\n

Gregory arrives at Derby with plenty of experience, having scored 76 goals in 238 appearances in a five-year spell at Millwall before moving to Stoke City in July 2019.<\/p>\n

He has since scored seven goals in 50 games for the Potters and will bolster Wayne Rooney<\/a>\u2019s forward options at Pride Park.<\/p>\n

Upon his arrival, he told Rams TV<\/a>: \u201c<\/em>I found out last night, so it was quick and when I knew Derby were interested I wanted to come straight away.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a big club \u2013 a great club, great manager, a great set of lads. I am buzzing to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old has played as a centre forward for the majority of his career but has also previously been deployed in a second striker role and as both a left and right-winger.<\/p>\n

His progress has been halted this season by a groin injury, with his last appearance coming in a goalless draw Sheffield Wednesday on November 28.<\/p>\n

Derby County Fans Will Hope He Hits the Ground Running<\/h3>\n

But he is now reportedly ready to feature once again, and Rams fans will hope he hits the ground running quickly after struggling to score goals this campaign.<\/p>\n

The East Midlands side have netted just 17 goals in 26 Championship games to date, with only Sheffield Wednesday (16), scoring fewer goals this term.<\/p>\n

Rooney will hope Gregory eases the burden on the likes of top scorer Colin Kazim-Richards<\/a>, who has a tally of five goals to date.<\/p>\n

Derby County\u2019s Second Deadline Day Loan Signing<\/h3>\n

Gregory\u2019s arrival is Derby\u2019s second loan signing on deadline day following Teden Mengi<\/a>\u2019s temporary switch from<\/a> Manchester United<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Rams are next in action away at Rotherham United on February 2 and will be targeting a fourth consecutive league victory to increase the five-point gap between themselves and the bottom three.<\/p>\n

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