"?Derby County have completed the signing of Middlesbrough midfielder Julien de Sart on loan until the end of the season. The 22-year-old Belgian is the first January addition at the iPro Stadium and will wear the number 17 shirt for the duration of his stay.
De Sart, who has been capped by Belgium at various youth levels, only arrived in England from Standard Liege 12 months ago. He has struggled to break into the first-team on Teesside, though, and has a sole EFL Cup appearance to his name this season.
SIGNING: #DCFC have completed the loan signing of @Boro midfielder @officialjdesart until the end of the season: https://t.co/2fOxwCg3F5 ? pic.twitter.com/GiFr9freor
"When Derby County came (in for me), it was clear for me that this was my first choice," he told DCFC.co.uk, having explained that being made available for loan wasn't a surprise.
"I didn't want to hear any other offers, because I know that Derby is a good club and play good football. It was an easy choice for me," he added.
"Like every footballer, I just want to play games and this is a project that I believe in. I hope it will be a win-win situation."
De Sart picked up Championship experience last season as Middlesbrough earned promotion back to the Premier League and he's hoping to try and replicate that as best he can.
"I learned very quickly that every game in the Championship is hard. I was lucky to be with Middlesbrough when they got promoted and I'm really hoping to help Derby to achieve the same thing," he said.
"We're in a great position (7th). There are 21 games left and there is a long way to go. Derby are in good form and are in a good position in the league. Everything looks good here for the future, so hopefully we can get in the play-offs."
SIGINING: @officialjdesart will train with #DCFC for the first time today and could make his debut at @WBA: https://t.co/2fOxwCg3F5 ? pic.twitter.com/MIbMOP3JFI
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