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Nigerian defender Danny Shittu looks set to revive his dwindling football fortune after he agreed to pitch tents with English Championship outfit, Millwall.

Shittu has been a free agent ever since he agreed to leave Premier League side Bolton Wanderers at the end of August.

The 30 year-old was linked with a host of club sides in Europe, most notably clubs from the Scottish Premier League, as well as the Middle East, but has now accepted an offer to join Millwall.

The deal is expected to initially last for three months and Shittu is expected to put pen to paper on Friday at The Den – home ground of the London based club side fondly referred to as the Lions by their fans.

Shittu is also looking forward to playing for the club where he will be reunited with Millwall manager Kenny Jackett, who had previously managed Shittu during his time at Queens Park Rangers.

“This move ticks all the right boxes for me,” Shittu told the club’s official website.

“I’m excited to be coming here and I hope to help Millwall push up the table.

“I know a bit about the club from friends who are supporters and everything I’ve heard has been positive.” Tough task ahead

Shittu will be coming into a Millwall side that is currently occupying the 12th position on the 24-team Championship table after 12 rounds of matches that has seen them winning just four games.

Three teams will be promoted from the Championship to the Premier League at the end of the season but only the top two finishers are guaranteed automatic promotion to the top flight.

The Lions last featured in the English top flight division in the 1989/1990 season and have since then languished in various tiers of the English league.

They however reached the 2004 FA Cup final only to lose to Manchester United. But as United had already qualified for the UEFA Champions League that season, Millwall qualified to play in the UEFA Cup the following season and played in Europe for the first time in their history.

They’ve also reached the FA Cup semi-finals on three separate occasions, in 1900, 1903 and 1937.

A list of notable players who have played for Millwall includes Nigerian-born former England international John Fashanu, Australians Lucas Neill and Tim Cahill, Irishman Tony Cascarino, current Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce, as well as former England international Teddy Sheringham, who was last year inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame.