Brown spent the second half of last season on-loan at Gateshead under the stewardship of former Newcastle United goalkeeper Rob Elliot. The 18-year-old impressed during his brief spell at the National League club and has been linked with a move away from the Rams this summer, despite having made only two league appearances for Derby, with a further three coming in the EFL Cup, FA Cup and EFL Trophy
Sunderland and Newcastle United are among the clubs that have been credited with an interest in the teenager and Warne has admitted that he is fielding regular calls over the striker, but that the club are in ‘no rush’ to sell him this summer. Warne told BBC Radio Derby: “I normally get one phone call about him a day, about one club who wants to sign him.
“I am in no rush to let him go, but I also do not want to hinder his progress. So, unfortunately, Derby comes before a player and that is the honest truth.
