Derby County have signed Rhian Brewster on a two-year contract after the striker turned down the offer of a new deal with Sheffield United.
The 25-year-old became the Blades’ most expensive signing when they paid £23.5m to bring him to Bramall Lane from Liverpool in October 2020.
He managed only nine goals in 119 appearances for Sheffield United across all competitions, although his time with the South Yorkshire club was ravaged by injuries.
Half of the eight league goals he scored for the club were netted last season in the Championship.
The former England Under-21 international becomes the third striker to join the Rams this summer after Carlton Morris and American Patrick Agyemang.
After turning down the chance to stay with a Sheffield United side that fell just one win short of Premier League promotion, having lost the Championship play-off final to Sunderland, he says the move to a Rams side that avoided relegation on the final day was “a no-brainer”.
“I feel this is a big opportunity for me – and one I had to grab with two hands,” he told Derby County’s website., external
“For me, the project that [head coach] John Eustace has set out, for me, was a no-brainer to be involved with.”
