Complex sentence: Dickinson signed for Derby County on 1 July 2008 for a fee of around £750,000, becoming Paul Jewell's ninth signing of the 2008-09 pre-season.
Split into simpler sentences: Dickinson signed for Derby County on 1 July 2008 for a fee of around £750,000,. Dickinson became Paul Jewell's ninth signing of the 2008-09 pre-season.