He's here now. But Rotherham United have tried to sign goal machine Paul Mullin before

Rotherham United have landed their man seven months after they first tried to sign the striker who has scored goals for fun at lower-league level.

Paul Mullin last week joined the Millers on a two-year deal and is set to spearhead their attack as they seek bounce back from last season's relegation to League Two next season.

The club tried to bring the 31-year-old to AESSEAL New York Stadium on loan in the January transfer window to help in their bid to avoid the drop.

Mullin, who was still a Wrexham player at the time, had been with Wigan Athletic for the first half of the campaign.

The Millers, then managed by Matt Hamshaw, knew the hot-shot was leaving the Latics and made enquiries about him coming to South Yorkshire for a temporary spell.

Their interest came to nothing and the player finished up with Bradford City for the remainder of the campaign.

The Liverpudlian made his name by bagging 34 goals for League Two Cambridge United in 2022/21 before being lured in to the National League by big-spending Wrexham and becoming even more prolific.

In his first three seasons, he hit the target 30, 46 and 26 times respectively as the Welsh side marched out of non-league football and into League One.

He became Rotherham's seventh summer signing, just a day after arrival number six joined the club.

That was Sheffield United wing-back Jili Buyabu who made an eye-catching debut as a substitute in the July 28 friendly at National League North Darlington.

The loanee caught the eye with a dashing second-half display and head coach Alex Bruce was one of the people to admire his contribution in a 2-0 victory.

"I think Jili going to excite the supporters," he said. "He can run, can't he? He's going to look to get to the byline and he's certainly going to be on the front foot.

"He could catch pigeons, by the looks of it. He'll be an exciting player for us and I'm looking forward to working with him."