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NEW Derby signing Laurent Robert has insisted he never had any doubts about returning to ‘the best league in the world’.

Derby have received international clearance to play new signing Emanuel Villa.

Derby manager Paul Jewell is set to bolster his struggling side with a couple of new recruits this week.

Derby chairman Adam Pearson is ready to swell the Premier League’s foreign legion as he tries to transform the club into a major force.