Rotherham United transfer latest: Sam Nombe completes move to MK Dons - to boost Millers hopes of much-needed deals
ROTHERHAM United striker Sam Nombe has completed his move to League One side MK Dons – with his departure expected to be the catalyst to renewed transfer activity in an incoming direction.
Nombe’s protracted switch to MK, managed by former Millers manager Paul Warne, had been delaying Rotherham’s incoming recruitment programme as the club pushed to get the best possible deal regarding their club record £1m signing.
Asked last weekend whether the situation regarding Nombe had been slowing down transfer process, boss Alex Bruce acknowledged: "Yeah, a little bit. (But) We have to wait for a bid to be right."
Proceeds from the sale of Nombe, who joined from Exeter City in August 2023 and had just entered the final year of contract, have been earmarked for use in sanctioning several new signings, with the Millers having much work to do after bringing in just four new recruits to barely supplement a numbers-ravaged squad.
The exit of Nombe – the Millers top-scorer from the past two seasons, for an undisclosed fee that the club are happy with is now likely to instigate further activity.
Nombe – who turns 28 in October – had not been involved in any of the club’s pre-season fixtures in order to protect him from injury, with MK beating off rival interest to sign him.
So far this summer, the Millers have brought in Aaron Nemane, Ossama Ashley, Jamie Jellis and Fabio Tavares, but there remain a number of gaping holes to fill across the club’s playing squad with a raft of players leaving in the aftermath of the club’s relegation to the fourth tier last term.