Gillingham have a key player back training after injury - but this weekend could be too soon for a return. Midfielder Tim Dieng hasn’t played since early september, suffering a knee injury after a foul from Grimsby’s Danny Amos in the final seconds of the match at Blundell Park.
Dieng, 31, moved to the Gills in January from Exeter and was expected to play a big part of the promotion push this term. He’s now back in full training, free from injury and only in need of upping his match fitness.
Interim manager Keith Millen said: “Medically he is fine and it’s about getting him some fitness now and up to speed. “The injury has cleared up, he has been in full contact training, he is just missing match fitness.
There is no risk factor now but he has missed a lot of games and it is about getting his match fitness up.” If Dieng isn’t involved with the first team immediately, there is an EFL Trophy match coming up against Fulham under-21s next Tuesday (November 7) and a B Team fixture pencilled in against West Ham.