Gillingham are on the hunt for another goalkeeper after an injury to summer signing Ashley Maynard-Brewer has ruled him out until December.

The Charlton keeper signed for the club on a season long loan ahead of pre-season, arriving with rave reviews, but he landed awkwardly making a save at Dover and dislocated his shoulder for the second time. He now requires an operation.

Maynard-Brewer had suffered a dislocation during a loan spell at Ross County last season and lasted just two games for the Gills, playing half a match at Folkestone and 18 minutes at Dover.

Confirming the news, Harris said: “He is going to have a shoulder operation and he will be out until the Christmas period.

“We are going to have to replace Ash straight away.

“It is difficult to accept because we saw his attributes in the two weeks that he was with us but we are delighted Jake Turner is with us, we look forward to working with him, but we do need to bring in another goalkeeper to compete.

“It has come completely out the blue, something that we couldn't budget for and we couldn’t expect, but we have to deal with it.”

Harris has been busy bolstering the outfield squad, meanwhile, with a flurry of new signings arriving ahead of today’s friendly at home to Portsmouth.

Jordan Green, Cheye Alexander and Mikael Mandron have all strengthened the squad but he isn’t finished there.

“We need three or four more players outfield and the market is changing again,” said the Gills boss.

“Teams have needed players for pre-season, to judge and for numbers and the market is opening up again for players, whether their face haven’t fit or it’s down to different requirements, they are being put forward and opportunities to bring players in is there.”