'We're done' ... Dominic Iorfa the last deal for Rotherham United

The capture of Dominic Iorfa brings to an end Rotherham United's summer recruitment drive, boss Alex Bruce has confirmed.

The centre-half today joined the League Two club as a free agent, signing a contract at AESSEAL New York Stadium that runs until January.

He became the 16th arrival since the June appointment of Bruce who says that there will be no further additions.

"It is," the head coach said on whether this was the final deal.

"I'm not going to go to the chairman and Rob (recruitment chief Scott) and Steve (head of football) with any more," he added. "I've rattled the cage enough. I'm sure they're sick to death of me."

His comments would appear to close the door on any prospect of a contract offer for former Manchester United left-back Brandon Williams who has trained with the club as a trialist for much of the summer.

Bruce is delighted to land 31-year-old Iorfa who has amassed more than 300 appearances in spells with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sheffield Wednesday. The player left Hillsborough in May after seven years at Hillsborough.

The boss, who has long wanted to bring in a seasoned defender said: "It's a key ingredient to have a bit of experience at the back, someone who can talk. It's a young squad that we've built with the huge turnaround of players.

"I think the one missing thing was finding that experienced man who can help the backline. To try to get one has been hard, I have to tell you.

"To land Dom is a bit of a coup, absolutely. He's played in the Championship for the majority of his career and he's been a high-calibre  player. I've seen a lot of him over the years, and I think he'll be a big, big figure for us.

"He's a leader - someone who organises. He'll help the younger players - people like Sonny Aljofree, Hamish Douglas, Harrison Duncan. They can learn from him what it is to be a professional. They can aspire to get to the levels that he's been at."

Bruce was asked if the aim was to extend Iorfa's contract if all goes well up to the new year.

"Yeah, they are the conversations we've had," he said. "Hopefully, he'll come here and enjoy it. Hopefully, we can go on a decent run between now and January. If he's doing well and he's enjoying it, I'll be trying to keep other clubs away. We'd love to have him (for longer)."

Fans, having endured three seasons of misery in a slide from the Championship to the fourth tier, are cautiously optimistic that Bruce is taking Rotherham in the right direction. The Millers are in 16th place, but they are showing signs of being capable of climbing much higher.

"I think people can appreciate that it's been a big project," the boss said. We've brought in 16 players and it takes time for them to settle. I wasn't under any illusion that  it would just click overnight, but I think we can all see during games that there are things coming together.

"It's about building on those things, and I'm sure the wins will come."