Five young Gillingham stars have been offered professional contracts at the club and will all be on the full-time books for the next campaign.Goalkeeper Chris Kiely, 18, full-backs Danny Walder, 18, and Tom Wynter, 17, and 17-year-old midfielders Rory Hill and Tayler Thomas have all been handed their first deals.

"I could see that these boys have what it takes to make the step up," manager Mark Stimson said.

"Their success is further proof of Gillingham's flourishing youth system. Scott [Barrett, assistant manager] and I now want to nurture their talent even further by taking them into the professional game."

Kiely, the son of West Brom and former Republic of Ireland keeper Dean, has already appeared on the bench against Walsall and Dagenham & Redbridge this season.

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