Derby County completed the signing of central midfielder Lewis Travis in August 2025.

The 27-year-old arrived at Pride Park Stadium for an undisclosed fee from Blackburn Rovers on a four-year contract.

Travis became the club’s 11th signing of the summer transfer window and he provides added quality, leadership and Sky Bet Championship experience to John Eustace’s midfield ranks.

The majority of his 273 career appearances have been made in the second tier with the Ewood Park club, who he joined from Liverpool as a teenager and went on to captain from the start of the 2022/23 season.

He won promotion from League One with Blackburn in 2017/18, while during a loan spell he was also a part of the Ipswich Town side that secured their long-awaited return to the Premier League in 2024.

Born on Merseyside, Travis began his journey with the Liverpool Academy before signing for Blackburn Rovers and soon after, he signed his first professional contract with the Ewood Park club.

After playing regular Premier League 2 football, he made his senior debut during the 2017/18 season, going on to make five league appearances as Blackburn won promotion back to the Championship at the first attempt.

Travis broke through to become a regular starter during the second half of the following campaign as he played 26 league games, while he also scored his first career goal against Norwich City on the penultimate weekend of the season.

He played all-but-three games during the 2019/20 Championship season as Blackburn reestablished themselves as a second tier club and after an injury hit 2020/21 campaign, he played 45 times during 2021/22, which included his first appearance as captain.

The midfielder was appointed as permanent skipper ahead of the next campaign and he continued as a key player, before he joined promotion-chasing Ipswich Town on loan midway through the 2023/24 season.

Automatic promotion was achieved as the Tractor Boys returned to the Premier League after a 22-year absence, before Travis headed back to his parent club as captain once again under Eustace.

He started 37 times as Blackburn challenged for the promotion spots, before making the move to Derby to reunite with his former Head Coach.