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Lewis Buxton available to play again for Rotherham United

Rotherham United manager Neil Redfearn during the Sky Bet League Championship match at the New York Stadium, Rotherham.
Image: Neil Redfearn: Confirms Lewis Buxton is available again for Rotherham

Lewis Buxton is free to resume his Rotherham career after ending his contract dispute.

The 32-year-old right-back has not featured in any of the Millers' last five games as that would have triggered a clause in his deal giving him an extra year at the club.

The Millers refused to play him to avoid that happening and Buxton has now waivered his extra year.

He is in contention for Rotherham's trip to Cardiff on Saturday, but Neil Redfearn is unlikely to select him anyway as he signed right-back Shay Facey from Manchester City while Buxton was out in the cold.

"Lewis is back in the frame, he has sorted those issues out," Redfearn said. "He just comes back into the squad and now he has got to compete for a place in the side.

"You can't promise anybody a starting place but because the clause has been taken out he can come into consideration.

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"Shay Facey has been doing well, Frazer Richardson has been really unlucky not to be at right-back. We have got real competition in places."

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