David Clowes: Derby County owner talks for the first time a year after takeover
Clowes said he even stuck by Pearce when "three chief execs from other clubs" got in touch with him about the position when he first took over.
And yet it was in Pearce's first year at Pride Park as chief executive that Derby signed midfielder Krystian Bielik from Arsenal for a deal worth £10m in 2019 - a move that Clowes admitted had him thinking about the Rams' financial future."But I think when you spend that sort of money, then you are going to cause yourself a lot of problems, especially if you don't get promoted.
When he unsuccessfully pressed to get it signed off - with delays transferring money internationally used as an excuse by the American, who has since hadAsked if he was surprised that Kirchner eventually dropped out, Clowes replied: "We expected it. "We never had the opportunity to speak to Wayne or his agent Paul Stretford, because he had the meeting at the club the same day that we were announced as the preferred bidder," Clowes recalled. "I knew that meeting was going to take place and it was 50-50 whether Wayne was going to stay or not."
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