By Pete O'Rourke, Transfer Correspondent

7th Aug, 2023 | 12:24pm

Sources: Derby County agree deal to sign ex-Rangers star Waghorn

Derby County are set to win the race to sign free agent striker Martyn Waghorn, sources have told Football Insider.

The former Rangers and Ipswich Town star , 33, is without a club after leaving Coventry City when his deal expired earlier this summer.

Waghorn has been training with Derby and he has done enough to earn a deal at Pride Park.

Terms have been agreed and he is now set to put pen to paper on a contract

Waghorn joined Coventry City on a two-year contract following the expiration of his Derby contract in 2021.

In the 2021-22 season Waghorn struggled to hold down a consistent place in The Sky Blues’ starting eleven and only managed to find the back of the net once over the course of the season.

The striker spent the second half of last season at Huddersfield where featured in 13 matches and manaved to score one goal.

He enjoyed a prolific spell at Rangers between 2015 and 2017 as he helped the club win the Scottish championship.

All told, Waghorn scored 44 goals in 78 games for the Ibrox club before moving to Ipswich.

During his only season with the Tractor Boys, Waghorn scored 16 goals and finished the season as the club’s top scorer.

Frank Lampard then brought Waghorn to Derby as the club narrowly missed out on promotion during his first season.

The striker is now set to return Derby after the club he left in 2021.

In other news, Tony Weston agrees Derby County deal after Rangers exit