Derby County have announced the signing of Nick Blackman from Reading for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £2.5m.
The 26-year-old forward, who has scored 11 goals in the Championship so far this season, has signed a three-and-a-half year contract with Paul Clement’s side.
“Nick Blackman has been in excellent form for Reading this season so we are delighted to bring one of the Championship’s leading goalscorers to the club,” said Clement in a statement on Derby’s website.
“There has been a lot of interest in him so we’re naturally happy that he has chosen to join us.
“We’ve got a number of talented players in the attacking areas of our squad and Nick only enhances that.”
He added: “I know Nick from my short time at Blackburn Rovers in the 2011-12 season and look forward to working with him again.”
Blackman, who began his career at Macclesfield before spells at Blackburn and Sheffield United, is Derby’s second new signing of the transfer window following the arrival of Abdoul Camara from the French side Angers SCO on Monday.
