The Express and Star is reporting that Paul Merson’s final fling was to bring in a defender on loan.

They say that Pablo Mills, a central defender recently on loan at Franchise FC, will be joining the Saddlers until the end of the season, to help cover our current injury and suspension crisis. The fact that Anthony Gerrard is only suspended for one game, Roper is due back from injury and yet we are taking Mills until the end of the season, just seems yet another strange decision.

Mills is a six footer, born in Birmingham, is 21 and Derby is his only club.

There is no confirmation as yet on either official website of the newspaper story.