By Pete O'Rourke, Transfer Correspondent

1st Sep, 2023 | 2:55pm

Sources: Derby County agree to sign Sunderland star Embleton

Derby County have agreed a deal to sign Sunderland midfielder Elliot Embleton on season-long loan, sources have told Football Insider.

It is understood that the 24-year-old is currently traveling to the Midlands for a medical and to put pen to paper on a deal.

Embleton is set to become Derby’s second loan signing of the season after the Rams also brought in Arsenal starlet Tyreece John-Jules.

Derby have made a strong start to their 2023/24 campaign, winning three of their opening five league fixtures.

Rams manager Paul Warne has so far stuck with a midfield trio of Liam Thompson, Conor Hourihane and Korey Smith for the opening weeks of the League One season.

Embleton is yet to appear for Sunderland this season after starting the campaign with an ankle injury.

He returned last weekend to feature on the bench for the Black Cats in their 0-0 draw with Coventry City, but remained an unused substitute.

Embleton made 24 appearances across all competitions for Sunderland last season, scoring and assisting twice.

He was mostly deployed as a central midfielder but also spent stints as a striker due to the club’s injury crisis.

Embleton has spent his entire career at the Stadium of Light after breaking through to the first team from Sunderland’s academy in 2017.

He has made a total of 92 appearances for the North East club in all competitions, scoring 10 and assisting 11 times.

In other news, Liverpool now want to sign Sunderland star Dan Neil in ‘shock’ move