{"id":608469,"date":"2022-01-21T14:22:50","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T19:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=608469"},"modified":"2026-03-15T13:52:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T17:52:12","slug":"derby-county-starlet-set-for-chelsea-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/21\/derby-county-starlet-set-for-chelsea-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Derby County Starlet Set for Chelsea Transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea look to have made an exciting signing after having a bid accepted for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/21\/qpr-approach-derby-tom-lawrence\/\" target=\"_self\">Derby<\/a> County starlet Dylan Williams, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sistoney67\/status\/1484540354221256708?s=21\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Simon Stone of BBC Sport.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea Have Bid Accepted for Derby County Starlet<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As per others, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChelseaFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ChelseaFC<\/a> was the club in question when Wayne Rooney said earlier a fee had been agreed with Premier League club for 18-year-old defender Dylan Williams.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Simon Stone (@sistoney67) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sistoney67\/status\/1484540354221256708?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Chelsea Are Club Set to Sign Dylan Williams<\/h3>\n<p>Derby County have reportedly accepted a bid for their full-back Dylan Williams with many touting the youngster to become an exciting wing-back. The player has caught the eye of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/17\/chelsea-ivan-perisic-layvin-kurzawa\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea<\/a> boss Thomas Tuchel. On arriving at Stamford Bridge, Tuchel put his wing-back system in place and has had success with Reece James and Ben Chilwell as well as helping Marco Alonso to thrive once more. It was a system that was a key part of Chelsea winning the 2021 Champions League.<\/p>\n<h3>Derby Breakthrough<\/h3>\n<p>With Derby\u2019s much publicised crisis leaving them short of players, Wayne Rooney has been able to give opportunities to young players and Williams has played eight times on the left-hand side. Mainly utilised as a left-back he has also shown his ability to play in midfield and that versatility is a characteristic that fits the bill for a side managed by Tuchel.<\/p>\n<h3>Fee Agreed for Derby County Starlet<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/news\/chelsea-in-talks-to-sign-dylan-williams-from-derby\/Ba6LMcCZzopi\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Athletic<\/a> confirmed that although Rooney stopped short of naming the player Derby had agreed a fee with Chelsea for, that it is indeed Williams. Rooney had said on Friday 21 January:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have agreed a fee with a Premier League club for Dylan Williams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rooney went on to say that he could not stand in the way of the player\u2019s opportunity to join a Premier League club. It is thought that Williams will play for the Chelsea U23\u2019s team and although his first-team chances may well be limited at first, he will be looking to the likes of James to break into the team and excel on one of football\u2019s biggest stages.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"2KOOsJYOTjhbA5TWLqPD2Q\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1237170180\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'2KOOsJYOTjhbA5TWLqPD2Q',sig:'UEKRqac3Vs0IV2OAdea4L4DlyxmByCCqx7hS2Dvbv2Y=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1237170180',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea look to have made an exciting signing after having a bid accepted for the Derby County starlet Dylan Williams, according to Simon Stone of BBC Sport. 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