Ryan Cresswell
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| Name: |
Ryan Cresswell |
| Club: |
Rotherham United |
| Position: |
Defender |
| Squad No: |
- |
| Date of Birth: |
22 Dec, 1987 |
| Born: |
Rotherham,England |
| Height: |
188 cm |
17-6-10: Defender Ryan Cresswell has agreed to join Rotherham after rejecting the chance to stay with Bury.
The 22-year-old centre-half will return to the Millers, where he enjoyed a successful loan spell in 2007, after the Lancashire club confirmed he has turned down the opportunity to stay at Gigg Lane.
Bury boss Alan Knill had hoped to keep the former Sheffield United man with the club.
But Cresswell becomes the third player to leave the Shakers this summer after Stephen Dawson and Brian Barry-Murphy also rejected new contracts.
A club statement read: "Ryan has agreed terms with Rotherham.
"He leaves us with our best wishes for the future and our sincere thanks for his two years service to Bury Football Club."
Cresswell will become the Millers' second summer signing, following hot on the heels of Marcus Marshall, who penned a contract last week.
18-6-10: Rotherham United have finalised the signing of defender Ryan Cresswell on a three-year contract from Bury for an undisclosed fee.
Cresswell had rejected the chance to extend his contract at Bury and had also been linked with a move to fellow League Two club Crewe Alexandra.
However, he has opted for a switch to home-town side Rotherham and has signed a deal until 2013 after successfully coming through a medical.
He previously had a loan spell with the Millers in 2007 and Ronnie Moore is looking forward to having the 22-year-old in his squad next season.
"Ryan has played a lot of games over the past two seasons," the Rotherham boss told the club's official website.
"He is a young kid with some good leadership qualities and he is a winner. When I went to see him I was impressed. He was pointing and shouting at strikers, telling people to hold the ball and that is the type of player we want.
"Ryan is a Rotherham lad so he wants to play for his hometown club so there are plenty of positives and at 22 he can only get better.
"I thought that we were a little short down the m