ACCEPT DEAL Derby County midfielder’s summer exit is caused by Herbie Kane’s interest: Look

However, Tyrese Fornah’s sale was one such action that took place not too long ago.

The Sierra Leone international only switched from the red shirt of the Forest to the white and black of the Rams last summer, but he hasn’t made much of an impression in his debut season on the Derby team and may now be leaving.

Fornah’s future is now unknown, but Derby is interested in signing Barnsley’s Herbie Kane and permanently bringing Ebou Adams back to Pride Park, so it’s unlikely that he’ll want to stay and play a supporting role the next season.

Tyrese Fornah’s unimpressive 2023–2024 stats

The former Forest player has made 23 appearances for the Rams in all competitions, 19 of which have been in League One. He primarily plays defensive midfield but can also play farther forward in an aggressive midfield role.

Although he has yet to score for the Rams, he has already provided one assist this season, setting up Nathaniel Mendez-Laing’s game-winning goal in injury time against Bristol Rovers in November.

It’s not much better reading to go further into his season-long stats either.

The Rams’ search for a midfielder elsewhere is understandable given that Fornah’s chances of making an impression in the Championship are slim if he hasn’t been able to do so in League One.

Interest in Herbie Kane and Ebou Adams in Derby County

After Barnsley failed to make it out of the League One play-offs, former Liverpool and current Barnsley midfielder Kane expressed his desire to play Championship football next season, which put Derby on notice, according to Alan Nixon.

The Englishman is available on a free transfer, as reported by Alan Nixon on his Patreon, and would make an excellent addition into the Derby midfield, with the Rams having already lost Max Bird, and potentially Conor Hourihane too.

He would certainly help form a new-look midfield next season for Paul Warne’s team, with Kane having produced five assists for teammates this year, as well scoring nine goals himself, which clearly trumps the minimal impact that Fornah has had in the centre of the park for Derby this year.

Not only are the Rams interested in Kane, but they are also extremely keen to bring back popular loan signing Adams from Cardiff City.

The Rams signed the Gambian in January and he was pivotal in how the season ended, with his performances in midfield providing brilliant physicality and tenacity for a side that had previously lacked those qualities.

The Derbyshire Telegraph reported recently that Adams’ agent suggested there had not been any official bid made but journalist Darren Wincoop has claimed Warne and his team were extremely keen on bringing Adams back to Pride Park.

Fornah deal has not worked out for either party

With these two reported targets suggest that Fornah’s time at Derby could already be up.

It has ultimately not been a deal that has worked out for either party.

Fornah may have hoped that the move to Pride Park would reignite a career that had perhaps come stagnated thanks to plenty of mediocre loan spells both in England with the likes of Reading, Plymouth Argyle and Shrewsbury Town, and abroad with Portuguese side Casa Pia.

Meanwhile, Derby would have hoped that Fornah would provide the solidity in midfield they craved last summer, but with the signing of Adams in the middle of the season, added with Fornah’s disappointing stats above, that clearly has not been the case.

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Therefore, regardless of the outcome of other transfers, it would make sense for both parties to part ways this summer. Fornah will want to play football for the first team on a regular basis and at a permanent location, and Derby will probably need more money to pursue both his current targets and any new ones that emerge during the summer transfer window.

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