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Derby County owner wants half of the starting 11 to be academy players

Jason Knight, derby county

Getty Images | Derby County academy product Jason Knight in action against Millwall in the Championship. The Irish teenager started the match for Derby, who lost 1-0.

Derby County's owner, Mel Morris, has set a target for the first team, which is to ensure that by next season 50 per cent of the starting 11 are players from the club's academy.

"I think there is a possibility we could get there," he said in an interview.

Four academy players have made their first-team debuts at Derby this season.

9 January 2020 - 8:07 AM

By Jesper Elkjær Jensen

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