Rams seal Teale deal

[sportbilly]

Derby County have completed the £600,000 signing of Wigan winger Gary Teale.

The Scotland international becomes Derby's fourth signing of a busy January transfer window, following the noticeable arrivals of David Jones, Craig Fagan and Stephen Pearson.

After productive contract talks with Rams boss Billy Davies, Teale put pen-to-paper on a three-and-a-half year deal.

Since arriving at The JJB Stadium from Ayr United in 2001, Teale proved to be an integral player in the club's rise through the leagues and last season, in the Premiership, he played his part in Wigan's impressive debut campaign.

This season, after an influx of new players in the summer, Teale has found himself on the periphery and has now been allowed to seek pastures new by Latics boss Paul ***ell.

Teale, 28-years-old, made 136 starts during his time at Wigan, while making a further 48 substitute appearances.