Chesterfield, Shrewsbury, Crawley Town and Swindon bring in forwards as Gillingham look to add a striker during the January transfer window

Gillingham fans are waiting patiently for some transfer action at Priestfield but several clubs in League 2 have already been busy.

Manager Gareth Ainsworth has made it a priority to find a goalscorer for his team in the transfer window and with Sunday’s game at Notts County postponed, and a blank weekend coming up, there is plenty of time for the club’s management to make some deals happen.

Ainsworth has already made it clear what he wants.

“I want someone to get double figures,” he stated. “I want an individual that we can rely on, knowing they will score (a certain amount) in a season, and other teams have that.

“There is a lot of weight on Bradley (Dack) and he is playing out of his skin. Heaven knows where we would be without his goal contributions. We don’t want to just be relying on our attacking midfielder. We have to get goals from elsewhere.”

Some of Gillingham’s League 2 rivals have already added to their forward options.

Chesterfield signed experienced striker Freddie Ladapo - a one-time goal-getter for Margate - on New Year’s Day. He became available after recently leaving Huddersfield Town.

The Spireites have also brought in Leicester midfielder Sammy Braybrooke, after he impressed during the first half of the season at Newport County, and signed defender Malik Owolabi-Belewu from Canadian side Forge FC.

Sheffield United’s Sam Curtis and AstonVilla’s Sil Swinkels have joined on loan.

Curtis scored on his debut in a 2-2 draw against MK Dons on Sunday - a result that moved them up to seventh, leaving the Gills now eight points off the play-off places.

Strugglers Crawley Town have been busy, adding five new faces to their ranks following the opening of the transfer window, including striker Tobi Adeyemo on