Sam Nombe leaves Rotherham United ... and it's good money for the Millers
ROTHERHAM United's tough negotiating stance today paid off as they sold star striker Sam Nombe to MK Dons.
The 27-year-old has left for the newly-promoted League One club after three seasons at AESSEAL New York Stadium, the last two of which saw him finish as the Millers' top scorer.
Nombe had 12 months left on his deal and Rotherham refused to sell on the cheap during discussions that went on for around a month.
The Advertiser understands that the Millers shouldn’t be far away from recuperating most of their outlay of just over £1 million from 2023 when the player moved north from Exeter City as the club’s record signing.
MK, financed by owners from Kuwait, have always led the chase this summer and it's an ideal move for the forward as he began his career there and they are expected to be among the pace-setters in the third tier next term.
Millers head coach Alex Bruce, appointed last month following the club's drop into League Two, will be hoping that the proceeds will be used to swell the recruitment budget in S60.
With the start of the 2026/27 campaign just a fortnight away, Rotherham have made only four new signings and are in urgent need of more arrivals.
Bruce is set to be quizzed about the situation after tomorrow's home friendly against Championship neighbours Sheffield United.
Rotherham have only one senior striker on their books in Fabio Tavares.
Nombe struggled in his first season at New York, hitting the target only three times as the Millers crashed out of the second tier.
He showed his true colours in the next two years in League One, finishing with tallies of 15 and 13 respectively.
In all, he made 124 appearances, scoring 31 goals.
His exit was always going to happen and he had been left out of all four pre-season fixtures to safeguard against him suffering a deal-scuppering injury.