Paul Clement will accept the manager's job at Derby County on Friday on a salary of around £1m a year despite late interest from Sunderland.

Clement is leaving Real Madrid where he and Carlo Ancelotti are to be replaced by Rafa Benitez who officially announced his departure from Napoli.

Derby recently sacked Steve McClaren after failure to earn promotion to the Premier League, as they see the Real Madrid assistant as the perfect replacement.

Paul Clement will agree a deal with Derby on Friday, believed to be around £1m a year, to become boss

The Real Madrid assistant looks set to leave the club along with Carlo Ancelotti in the coming days

They were leading the Championship in late February but won only two out of their last 13 league games and missed out on a play-off place on the final day of the season.

This will be the first managerial post Clement has taken up, as he is handed the task of helping the Rams earn promotion to the top flight.

Sunderland, however, could now turn to McClaren to take up the manager's role at the Stadium of Light after Clement's decision to move to the East Midlands - but could face competition from North East rivals Newcastle United.