Gillingham sign former QPR and Charlton striker Macauley Bonne

Gillingham have completed the signing of Macauley Bonne.

The 27-year-old former QPR forward had been training with the Gills for a couple of weeks before a deal was done.

His arrival leaves the Gills with a much-strengthened foward department after the recent addition of Ashley Nadesan.

Bonne, a Zimbabwe international, was released by Charlton this summer after joining them in January, the second time he’s been at the club. He scored two goals in his eight appearances for the Addicks.

Bonne started last season at Championship side QPR but was made available for loan. He had been with the R’s since October 2020 but most of his appearances came off the bench.

He had a productive loan spell with Ipswich in the 2021/22 season, where he netted a flurry of goals in the first half of the campaign. He also netted at Priestfield in a 4-0 win for Town at Gillingham that season.

Bonne scored goals for QPR in Championship during the 2020/21 season after a decent first spell with Charlton, which saw him score regularly for them in the second-tier.

Prior to that the Ipswich-born striker had two successful seasons at Leyton Orient, having started out with his hometown club as a junior before moving to Colchester United, where he was promoted to the first team under Joe Dunne’s watch.