Eustace wants to keep his loan players for next season. A Crystal Palace midfielder faces a significant summer regarding his future. David Ozoh is under contract at Palace for another year, but will not want to be a player with a minor role because he has had regular experience of first-team football at Derby.

David Ozoh has completed a second successive loan spell with Derby County and will return to Crystal Palace with uncertainty surrounding his future. Fans want David Ozoh to sign permanently this summer. Derby want to retain as many of their loan players as possible, and manager Eustace wants to keep his loan players for next season.

Kevin Phillips thinks John Eustace should consider attempting to retain David Ozoh at Derby and included Ozoh among the players the club could re-sign next season, either on another loan or on a permanent basis.

Shaun, a Derby fan pundit for Football League World, discussed whether Derby County could permanently sign David Ozoh, who is currently on his second loan spell at the club from Crystal Palace. The pundit noted that the 20-year-old's contract is believed to expire this summer and suggested any deal would depend on several factors, including which league Crystal Palace are in next season and their own midfield plans. According to Shaun, the outcome depends on whether Palace want to offer Ozoh a new deal or sell him, and also on the player's own wishes; Shaun also speculated he might force a move. Shaun expressed a desire for Ozoh to reciprocate the loyalty Derby has shown him through his injury struggles by joining permanently. Despite injury problems, Ozoh has made a positive impact at Pride Park, and it has been noted that Derby will be one of the clear favourites to sign him.