Rochdale have signed midfielder Jamie Allen on a short-term contract.

Allen, 31, returns to the club where he began his career and made more than 150 appearances before his exit in 2017.

He went to Burton Albion before a move to Coventry City two years later where he spent the next seven seasons.

Allen won two promotions with the Sky Blues, played in the Championship play-off final in 2023 and made the last of his 200 appearances for the club in their final league game of last season before being released in the summer - and he now becomes part of Ian Watson's Dale squad.

"I always thought I'd come back some day," he told the club's website.

"The club has been a huge part of my life. It's been a weird summer for me. I reached out to Rochdale in pre-season to train and keep fit, which I've enjoyed.

"I've got a good relationship with the gaffer. I appreciate what he's done for me and thankful that I've got a deal at the end of it."