Gillingham Manager Ronnie Jepson has signed striker Bas Savage until Christmas.

The 24 year-old was out of contract after leaving Bristol City in the summer and has signed until the Christmas period.  Savage played for the Gills in pre-season when he came on as a second-half substitute against West Ham United in Andy Hessenthaler's Testimonial Match.

Speaking about the signing, Jepson said: "Bas Savage will be part of the squad on Saturday. He is training with us and we have given him a short contract. We cannot sign players from other clubs at this moment in time. Bas is a good lad, is with us until Christmas and nobody can lose out. We can have a look at him, he can have a look at us and we'll take it from there.

"With the size of the squad, an extra body does not go amiss. Bas played against us last season for Bristol City and he caused us problems. I spoke to Steve Coppell about him and he speaks highly of him. Bas has been a bit inconsistent. On his day, he can be as good as anybody. Hopefully we can get him moving on the training ground and it is just nice to give me another option."