Former Millwall midfielder signs for Peterborough United

Former Milwall midfielder Ben Thompson has signed for Peterborough United.

The 26-year-old had his Lions deal terminated by mutual consent at the end of January and joined Gillingham for the remainder of the campaign.

But the Kent club’s relegation to League Two always made it look unlikely they would be able to retain Thompson’s services, despite his tight bond with manager Neil Harris.

Thompson has signed a two-year contract with an option of a further year at the Weston Homes Stadium.

Thompson told Peterborough’s official website: “It has been a bit of a whirlwind the past few weeks. It has been great to talk to the people at the club and it is something that I wanted to be a part of.

“I can’t wait to get started. I know a few of the lads already, I was with Nathan Thompson at Portsmouth and I know Sammie Szmodics and Mark Beevers and have played against a lot of the other lads.

“I like to think that I am an all-action midfielder. I really enjoyed my time at Millwall, I had some really good times there and it was great to get games under my belt at Gillingham in the second half of last season.

“It was important to get everything sorted before pre-season and now I can come back and am raring to go.”

Thompson is the first signing made by Posh boss Grant McCann.

McCann said: “Ben is a player we have admired for a long time. He can play as a number eight or as a number 10 and is everything we love from a midfield player. He is aggressive in everything that he does, he plays on the front foot and has a great ability to drive at people with the ball. However, the biggest thing about Ben is he is a tremendous character and will fit into the group really well.”