Derby sign forward Chirewa on loan from Wolves

Tawanda Chirewa was included in Wolves' pre-season tour of the USA this summer

Derby County have signed of Tawanda Chirewa on a season-long loan from Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The 20-year-old attacking midfielder, who can also be deployed as a winger, made his debut for Wolves in January during an FA Cup tie at Brentford and was involved in his side's pre-season tour of the USA last month.

Chirewa made his first Premier League start for Gary O'Neil's side in April in a 2-0 defeat by Arsenal and was handed his international debut for Zimbabwe in June in a World Cup qualifier against Lesotho.

He becomes the Rams' ninth signing of the summer following the likes of Ben Osborn, Kayden Jackson, and Jerry Yates at Pride Park.

“He’s grown up quickly and matured to have the quality to cope [in a first team group], and now we’ll see if he can affect league football," Wolves head of professional football development Matt Jackson said.

“We had a few inquiries for him, but we were looking for specific things. We certainly like the pressure of the Championship. We like the pressure of a big club, which you get at Derby."