Ebou Adams is on the verge of joining Derby County for over £1 million following a productive loan stint with the team.
Adams improves midfield play for the squad by bringing effort, physicality, and the ability to win back the ball.
Adams knows the group and has something to prove in the Championship, so Derby is taking a low-risk approach.
Derby County is very close to acquiring Ebou Adams from Cardiff City. Following a productive loan stint, the Rams will shell out about £1 million to bring the midfield player back to Pride Park.
The 28-year-old became a member of Paul Warne’s team in January and was instrumental in their return to the Championship.
Consequently, the recruitment team has made it a priority to get Adams back to the club, and negotiations have been going on in the background.
“Derby and Cardiff are almost at an agreement on a price for Ebou Adams, a midfield player who spent last season on loan. Despite Cardiff rejecting many offers, a transaction worth slightly less than £1 million is now anticipated to be finalized between the two teams. will next discuss personal matters.
Given how much of an impact Adams made on the squad the previous season, it should come as no surprise that Derby is pressing for this agreement.
His tenacity, positional play, and ability to win the ball back gave the team a new dimension. He also offered a physicality that they had not had in the middle of the park.
This is a step up to a higher level, of course, but Warne is familiar with the player and believes that he can still improve his teammates around him.
It’s also a low-risk move because Adams is well-known to the group and the manager understands his qualities, so they were always going to try to pull it off. It sounds like a fairly fair charge for less than £1 million as well, so it’s a move that works for everyone.
Adams had climbed the ranks to secure a move to Cardiff, but he only made 11 appearances in the Championship for the Bluebirds. Derby will also be getting a man with a point to prove.
Although the 28-year-old midfielder had some extremely unfortunate injury luck, he will believe that now is the ideal time for him to return to this level and he will want to prove that he belongs.
Adams should be eager to return to Derby since they will give him the platform he needs to advance in his career, especially considering how easily he fit in with the East Midlands team earlier in the year.
Undoubtedly, moving from League One to the Championship is a significant step, thus Warne would inevitably need to add players to bolster the roster.
However, the Rams aren’t in a position to just throw money at it; instead, they must use market intelligence to find deals, which is what they will be hoping Adams turns out to be.
They have, overall, had a very successful summer window thus far, bringing in a number of new players already. The fact that they can begin preseason training early is really encouraging to the manager.
Thus, even if there is still work to be done, the Derby team is coming together nicely as they approach their league debut on August 9 at Blackburn.
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