As the most expensive player bought by Derby since the club came out of administration in 2022, his goal against Southampton was both hugely-anticipated and wildly celebrated by Rams fans.

Chants of "USA, USA" rung around the Derby supporters after he struck.

"It's good that I'm off the mark," he said.

"I'm relatively new and still learning. And it's difficult. But I'm slowly getting used to everything and think that at some point it will click for me and I'll be thriving."

But even before his first Derby goal, Agyemang had endeared himself to the Rams faithful with a number of game-defining performances.

He provided the assist for Derby's winner at West Bromwich Albion on his debut in mid-September before then marking his first start for the club with another assist in their 1-1 draw with Wrexham.

Agyemang says the first few months of his time with Derby have been "crazy" and "amazing", having completed his move after he started for the USA in their Gold Cup final defeat by Mexico in July.

The deal went through despite him needing to undergo surgery on a long-standing hernia problem, which saw him...