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Derby County tell their players they CANNOT afford to pay outstanding wages from DECEMBER as delays in potential takeover throw the Championship club into financial crisis Derby informed first-team squad they cannot afford to pay outstanding wages The Championship side still owe their players and staff half of December's pay However, due to delays in their potential takeover the club are very low on cash If their takeover deal with Sheikh Khaled takes much longer they could go bust

By Ieuan Ivett For Mailonline

Published: 00:34 GMT, 14 January 2021 | Updated: 00:37 GMT, 14 January 2021

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Derby County have informed their first-team squad that they cannot afford to pay their outstanding wages from December.

The Championship side were paid only half of the money that was owed to them at the end of the month and were told they would be paid the remaining amount, plus their wages for January, at the end of this month.

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However, due to several delays in the potential takeover Sheikh Khaled's Derventio Holdings, the Rams are experiencing cash flow problems and are unable to pay their players.