Sheffield United have completed the signing of Jack Rodwell on a deal until the end of the season.
The 28-year-old former Everton, Manchester City and Sunderland midfielder had been on trial with Chris Wilder's side.
"It'll be a short team deal until the end of the season with the option of extending," said Blades boss Chris Wilder.
"Hopefully we can kick-start his career. He's certainly got the desire, and from a physical point of view there are no issues.
"Jack has been with us for a couple of weeks or so now and he's been excellent around the place.
"He offers us versatility and experience in a number of key positions and adds further depth to the group which is important at this stage of the season."
Rodwell had been a key figure in the documentary "Sunderland 'til I Die" in 2018 and had been earning £42,000 a week with the Black Cats in League One.
But Wilder feels the move to Bramall Lane is a fresh start for the midfielder.
“There’s two parts to that story. There is a lot of nonsense that has been talked about Jack.
“Maybe the spotlight shouldn’t be shone on Jack, maybe it should be shone on a CEO at the time.
“I’m not a lover of fly-on-the-wall documentaries, they’re always looking for a villain.
“From my point of view that’s history. All the boxes that I needed to tick, and Jack needed to tick, he has done.
“I’ve sat down with him for quite a long time and spoke about his career going forward, it aligns with the club’s goals.
“He plays a number of positions and hopefully we can get him going.”
Rodwell will be available for Sunday's FA Cup third-round tie with AFC Fylde at Bramall Lane.
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