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FLW’s Derby County Fan Pundit claims Sondre Langås is the Rams' best "sellable asset"

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Despite not even being at the club for a year yet, Derby County defender Sondre Langås has been turning heads at Pride Park with his performances udner John Eustace.

The Rams raided Norwegian club Viking FK for Langås in February 2025 for a reported fee of £4m, a couple of weeks after striker Lars-Jørgen Salvesen made the same switch for around £800,000.

Langas arrived in England just one day after Derby sold their most recent prized asset Eiran Cashin to Brighton for £9 million, and there's the potential for him to be sold for more than that in the future.

Sondre Langås labelled Derby County's best "sellable asset" under John Eustace

FLW’s Derby County Fan Pundit, Shaun Woodward, believes whilst Carlton Morris is the Rams’ 'best player' Langås is far and away the club’s most sellable asset in the future.

When asked who he thinks Derby’s best player is and the price-tag he’d put on their head, Woodward told FLW, "I think Derby’s best player is probably Carlton Morris, but I think if you look at sellable assets, I would say it’s Langås.

"He’s younger, he’s going to go on to play at the highest level - for his country as well.

Since missing the early stages of the 2025/26 season due to recovering from knee surgery, Langås’ return to action as a Ram coincided with their five-game winning streak that started at the end of October.

Prior to the surgery, the 24-year-old himself revealed he was playing through the pain barrier at the back end of last season to help Derby stay up - which is why he made the joke on Instagram about looking forward to 'playing with two legs'.

Perhaps like the majority of Derby fans, Woodward thinks the defender's valuation has already soared, adding: "We bought him for a reported £4m I think. Right now, if Cashin’s going for around £10m, then I would say he’s easily worth that."

Considering this, Derby would make a profit of £6 million if Langås was actually sold for that price, which would be seen as shrewd business if they aren't going to become a Premier League club.

Sondre Langås' value is "only going to get higher" at Derby County

Langas, aside from Morris before his injury, is arguably the most important player to head coach Eustace in a Derby shirt, and even he's seemingly backed that up.

With skipper Lewis Travis sidelined through injury and vice-captain Ebou Adams on the bench, Eustace handed Langås the armband in their absence - something which he had no qualms about doing.

His selection as captain, combined with a call-up to Norway's national squad in November, shows just how highly he's regarded at both levels, which Woodward says is only going to make him more valuable in the future.

"He’s quick, he’s clever, he’s brave," Shaun claimed.

"Since he’s been back in the team, it’s just coincided with our best form of the season as well. I’m not saying one player makes a team, but he really has just made us look so much more solid at the back.

"He’s a threat in both boxes as well, so I would say he’s worth the £10m mark, maybe a bit more at the moment in the current market, but that’s only going to get higher I think as he establishes himself."

For Woodward, retaining Langas remains the key for Derby’s ambitions going forward - as he concluded with, "Hopefully he [Langås] stays with us for many years to come."

But, in truth, it's hard to see the Norwegian staying at Pride Park for many years to come. Former West Bromwich Albion defender Torbjørn Heggem is a regular at centre-back for Norway, and he was sold by the Baggies this past summer for around £10m to Serie A side Bologna - after only being in the Championship for one season.

Langås is two years Heggem’s junior and not currently a starter in international football, so there is every chance he stays longer, but what can’t be mistaken is his position as the Rams’ most prized asset.

At just 24-years-old, he is exactly the kind of long-term investment that Derby fans have dreamed about for so long. Albeit Cashin went for a lot of money, the last large fee the club received from a player who was actually bought by the club was Matej Vydra when he signed for Burnley.