Gillingham’s new manager Steve Evans has said that he expects star striker Tom Eaves to follow goalkeeper Tomas Holy out of the exit door at Priestfield in the summer transfer window.
Goalkeeper Tomas Holy departed Gillingham last week to join newly relegated Ipswich Town, and Gills boss Steve Evans expects striker Tom Eaves to also make a move away from the club this summer.
Eaves has been a strong performer for Gillingham ever since he joined from Yeovil Town in 2017. In his first season with the club, he netted an impressive 18 goals across all competitions. And, he has followed that up with another strong goal haul in the 2018/19 campaign.
In all competitions, Eaves scored 22 goals in 50 games, making him one of League One’s top scorers despite playing in a struggling Gills side.
Now, speaking to Kent Online, new manager Evans has lauded praise on the 27-year-old, admitting that he may want to move away to test himself at a higher level.
“Tom Eaves has done a wonderful job with some of his goals. They have been stunning.
“Every time we have come up against each other there has been a mutual respect. He came off the bench here (at Priestfield) against Peterborough and he changed the game in Gillingham’s favour. I said to him he could have left it for the following week!
“Sometimes players want to challenge themselves at higher levels or bigger clubs and football should always be about progression. The difficulty is that we have lost some good players but therein lies the opportunity to bring some players in.
“I don’t think Tom Eaves would have had multiple amounts of options when he signed for Gillingham but he has got his game together and he is a wonderful kid, he deserves it.”
