Several former Gillingham players have joined up with the PFA for pre-season training this week.
Members of the Professional Football Association who are free agents can take advantage of pre-season training alongside other players who have found themselves without a club.
A PFA side have already played Worksop Town in a friendly and have games against Port Vale and Watford under-21s coming up.
It’s a chance for unsigned players to impress as they look to find a new club. Forty players have joined up with the PFA for their latest training camp, which is based at Champneys Springs Hotel and Spa in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
Tim Dieng is among the players hoping to find a new club with the help of the PFA.
Dieng, 33, was released by the Gills at the end of last season, first joining for an undisclosed fee from Exeter City, signed just after the Galinson takeover as the club spent their way out of trouble after starting 2023 bottom of League 2.
Dieng played 66 league games for the Gills but played the second half of last season on loan at Cheltenham Town.
Former Gills midfielder Alex MacDonald is among the 40 free agents attending the PFA camp.
MacDonald left Rotherham United this summer having signed at the start of last season by Steve Evans, who had previously taken him to Gillingham.
Over three seasons with the Gills, MacDonald made 87 league appearances for the club before moving to Stevenage in 2023, working under Evans again.
Hakeeb Adelakun is also training with the PFA. He was on loan at Gillingham in the 2022/23 season from Lincoln City and went on to play for Doncaster Rovers and Salford City before finding himself a free agent.
Club staff and scouts are welcome on camp to watch training and meet the players. All costs for players are fully-funded by the PFA.
The group includes some well known and experienced players including Ched Evans, Jordy Hiwula, Kane Hemmings and Patrick Bauer.