Ross County See bid for Derby and Wigan target Ronan Hale accepted

Cliftonville have accepted a bid from Ross County for Wigan Athletic and Derby County, linked with Ronan Hale, according to the Belfast Telegraph.

The 25-year-old centre-forward scored 21 goals in all competitions for Northern Ireland side Cliftonville last season.

Hale’s performances are attracting interest from clubs in England, with Wigan and Derby only two of the clubs related to an interest.

Newly promoted Championship outfit Derby are looking to add more firepower to their attacking department and Paul Warne appears to have had his eye on Hale, while Wigan are keen to fight for promotion again.

However, they are not the only teams keen as Scottish Premiership outfit Ross County are showing an interest in adding Hale to their squad.

Ross County saw their initial bid for the centre-forward rejected by the Northern Irish outfit.

The Scottish side came back with a new offer and it has now been accepted.

Ross County must now agree personal terms with the 25-year-old to seal the move.

It’s unclear whether Ross County will have to protect itself against their hijacking.