Elder, Osborn, Rooney and Weimann released by Derby

TL;DR

Derby County has released four players: Callum Elder, Andi Weimann, Ben Osborn, and Jake Rooney, as their contracts expire. Elder was the only one to complete the season with the Rams in the Championship.

Key points

Derby County released four players at the end of their contracts
Callum Elder made 86 appearances for Derby County
Andi Weimann was loaned to Rapid Vienna
Ben Osborn played for Stockport County in League One
Jake Rooney is the cousin of Wayne Rooney

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Callum Elder made 86 appearances for Derby after joining them from Hull City in 2023 [Getty Images]

Defender Callum Elder is among four players released by Derby County.

Austria international Andi Weimann, 34, former Rams captain Ben Osborn, 31, and Jake Rooney - the 22-year-old cousin of ex-Derby boss and former England and Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney - are the other Rams players to be let go at the end of their contracts.

Australia international Elder, 31, was the only one of the four to see out his final season with the Rams in the Championship, with Weimann sent to Rapid Vienna on loan in February, while midfielder Osborn has been in League One with promotion-chasing Stockport County all season.

Rooney, who moved to Pride Park from Burnley in the summer of 2022, spent the second half of the 2025-26 season with Boston United in the National League after starting the campaign out on loan at Barnsley.

Meanwhile, out-of-contact centre-back Danny Batth is in talks about a new contract with the second-tier side.