The price set by Derby County owner Mel Morris has prevented any fresh investment coming into the club, although talks are ongoing with interested parties.

It has been no secret that the Rams chief is looking for additional funding to come into the club and many thought that was imminent when two board members resigned last month. However, nothing appears to have developed since.

And, Sun reporter Alan Nixon gave an update on the situation today, revealing to a fan on Twitter that the price is an issue.

As well as that, he responded to another supporter explaining that Morris could be looking to sell a majority stake in the Championship outfit.

"At the price quoted it would be the major part of the club that was sold ... but nothing done yet ... and this has been going on for months now."

Phillip Cocu's side are currently languishing in the bottom half of the second-tier and many fans had hoped that additional funding may be available for the boss ahead of the January window, although that seems highly unlikely now.

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The verdict

This will be a frustrating update for Rams supporters as they would have hoped talks were at a more advanced stage than they appear to be right now.

It's also interesting that Nixon suggests Morris would be selling a 'major part' of the club as a minority stake seemed more likely in the past.

Either way, there's sure to be further developments on this in the coming weeks and months.

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