Derby County complete third January transfer
Derby County have confirmed the signing of Norwegian international and Viking FK defender Sondre Langas.
The centre-back completed the formalities of his switch earlier today, signing a four-and-a-half-year deal for a fee believed to be around £4m.
He is Derby 's third signing of the January window and follows Matt Clarke and Langas' ex-Viking FK team-mate Lars-Jorgen Salvesen to Pride Park.
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Derby have been tracking the centre-back in recent weeks with Langas having won two caps for his country and is recognised as one of Norwegian's football's most promising prospects.
Langas' arrival will help bolster a Derby defence that has been hit by injuries to Curtis Nelson and Nat Phillips, while Eiran Cashin was sold to Brighton for a fee of £9m yesterday.
Langas, who is a right-sided centre-back who can also play at right-back, will now be in contention to face Norwich City in the Championship next weekend.
He is not likely to be the last of Derby's January window arrivals, with the club hoping to add a midfielder and a winger to the squad before the close of play on Monday, with the deadline being 11pm.
