Gillingham have decided to let a trio of player leave with immediate effect.

Striker Antonio German, defender Josh Staunton and centre-back Devante McKain have all left, after their contracts were terminated.

German scored three goals in 35 games for the Gills, initially signing on loan in the latter part of the 2012/13 season.

The striker recently had a loan spell with Aldershot in the Conference, scoring once in six appearances.

McKain joined from Maidenhead for a nominal fee in November 2012 but only featured three times for the first team, with all of his appearances coming from the bench.

Staunton recently joined Maidstone United but has yet to play for the Ryman League side.

All three were recently told their deals would not be renewed in the summer but boss Justin Edinburgh has decided to let all three go now.

He said: "We would like to wish them all the best in their future careers. We came to the agreement that if gave them the best opportunity to get their careers fixed.

"Hopefully this gives them a head start on any other players being released at the end of the season."