This - he was dropped from our regular starting 11 because he didn't fit into our style of play, so Celtic took him on loan and tried to get him to fit into their similar style of play... :jester:
Possibly a pure investment punt?
Buy from League 1 for a small fee (believed to be less than £4M);
Loan out to Derby, who pay his wages and give him exposure at a higher level;
Sell on in a year or two as a seasoned Championship player for £10M+
I haven't seen him play much for Derby (and...