“A gamble that didn’t pay off” – Derby County fan pundit issues verdict as Rams player looks set to leave

Derby County winger Kamil Jozwiak is set to depart the Rams, with a switch to American side Charlotte FC set to be finalised in the imminent future.

County manager Wayne Rooney confirmed the news on the eve of his side’s relegation six-pointer with Barnsley on Saturday afternoon, with a fee in excess of £1 million agreed with a team that have just began their first ever season in the MLS.

Jozwiak, a 21-cap Poland international, made his last appearance for the Rams in late January as he hobbled off injured against Birmingham City, and that problem scuppered a deal to take him to Charlotte at the time.

Rooney told the media that he wanted to keep the 23-year-old, but was informed by the club’s administrators that they needed the money from the deal to put towards their funding of the Rams for the remainder of the season.

The Polish winger only scored one goal in his season-and-a-half at Pride Park, and FLW’s Derby fan pundit Jason Straw from the Rams Review podcast believes that it’s a fair deal for a player that has underperformed since arriving in England.

“Fair price – I think Derby paid the best part of £4 million for him so 18 months later only to recover a quarter of that reported fee is a little disappointing,” Jason said.

“Unfortunately it just didn’t materialise for him at Derby at all, and obviously in the predicament anything they can get to fill the coffers if it’s reasonable or not at the minute, it seems like this deal has allowed Derby to secure their future until the end of the season financially.

“Disappointed to see him go? Yes and no. He flattered to deceive a lot of the time in a Derby Shirt, we were always waiting for that one game where he would explode but when I think you look at his figures, for a