Rotherham United eyeing longer stay for Dominica Iorfa

Rotherham United are planning to make an offer to Dominic Iorfa in a bid to keep to keep the centre-half at AESSEAL New York Stadium beyond the expiry of his short-term deal.

The experienced defender joined the Millers in September as a free agent and agreed a contract that runs until January.

Rotherham have seen enough from the former Sheffield Wednesday man in his eight appearances to want to retain his services for the rest of the 2026/27 campaign and possibly beyond.

Iorfa has spent much of his career at Championship level and the League Two Millers run the risk of losing him to a higher-ranked club unless he accepts new terms with them.

"We've given him a terrific opportunity to showcase himself," head of football Steve McClaren told the Advertiser. "He knows he has to play well. If he plays really well, then we could lose him. We don't want to.

"We talk about the spine of our team. We wanted Paul Mullin at the top end. We wanted somebody at the defensive end, and we got that with Dominic. We're delighted to have him.

"He's performing well for us and he's a good leader. The lads like him, I like him. He's got energy and personality. We're conversing with him every day. We'd like to extend it. Nearer the time, I'm sure we'll address it."

Irofa, who has two young children and is settled in the area, turned down interest from League One in favour of the Millers after he had spent around a fortnight training and he became the 17th signing of the new Alex Bruce era on September 15.

He had been without a club since leaving the Owls in May and had employed a personal trainer during the summer to help him stay in shape.

The 31-year-old had started every match since his arrival before sitting out last Saturday's 2-0 FA Cup win at Bromley as he served a one-match suspension for his red card at Swindon Town a week earlier.

He will be available for selection when the Millers return to action after the international break at Grimsby Town on November 21.

Head coach Alex Bruce said: "I think we're just starting to see Dom getting up to match fitness. It's tough when you've not had a pre-season and you've not played any games. He's had to play catch-up and he's getting better and better as the weeks go by."