Murray, whose contract was due to expire at the end of the season, was transfer-listed by Rams boss George Burley before the start of the campaign, although the the 22-year-old's drinking had begun earlier.

Now Murray, who underwent a 28-day treatment programme at London's Priory clinic, has linked up with Notts County for training sessions.

His agent Gino Culbertson is also working to find the former England Youth and Under-20 midfielder a new club.

Rams secretary Keith Pearson said: "Everyone at Derby County wishes Adam every success in the future.

"We trust it won't be long before his career is back on track and he is once again playing at the kind of level we know he's capable of.

"We also wish to place on record our appreciation of the way Adam's agent has worked to bring a sensible settlement to the matter."

		P	GD	PTS
1	Newcastle	27	27	56
2	Nottm Forest	28	23	52
3	West Brom	27	26	50
4	Cardiff	27	22	45
5	Swansea	27	3	42
6	Sheff Utd	27	4	41
7	Blackpool	27	10	40
8	Leicester	26	2	39
9	Middlesbrough	28	7	37
10	Bristol City	27	-4	36
11	Preston	26	-2	35
12	QPR	27	-4	34
13	Doncaster	26	-1	33
14	Coventry	28	-8	33
15	Barnsley	26	-8	33
16	Scunthorpe	27	-13	33
17	Watford	26	-6	32
18	Derby	28	-11	32
19	Sheff Wed	28	-12	31
20	Crystal Palace	27	2	30
21	Ipswich	27	-8	29
22	Reading	27	-16	26
23	Plymouth	26	-14	24
24	Peterborough	28	-19	18