{"id":295920,"date":"2023-10-11T17:38:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T17:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=295920"},"modified":"2023-10-11T17:38:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T17:38:28","slug":"luton-confirm-the-signing-of-andros-townsend-on-a-deal-until-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/luton-confirm-the-signing-of-andros-townsend-on-a-deal-until-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Luton confirm the signing of Andros Townsend on a deal until January"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Luton confirm the signing of Andros Townsend on a deal until January as Hatters boss Rob Edwards hails the winger&#8217;s &#8216;Premier League quality&#8217; and &#8216;humble and outstanding&#8217; attitude<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Andros Townsend has played almost 300 Premier League games in his career<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He has been a free agent since leaving Everton at the end of the 2022-23 season<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Luton have completed the signing of former Tottenham and England winger Andros Townsend on a short-term contract.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old joins the Hatters after leaving Everton in the summer where he had an injury-ravaged spell.<\/p>\n<p>Having initially impressed upon arrival at Goodison Park in 2021 &#8211; with Townsend contributing seven goals and four assists in just 21 starts &#8211; he suffered a serious knee injury in March 2022 and hasn&#8217;t played since.<\/p>\n<p>He spent time with Burnley in the summer and revealed last month how he was left in tears after a move collapsed despite agreeing terms with the Clarets and being offered a contract.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Luton boss Rob Edwards confirmed after Saturday&#8217;s 1-0 defeat to Tottenham that the winger had been training with the club\u00a0and the 32-year-old is now set to add much-needed Premier League knowhow and quality to the Hatters&#8217; inexperienced squad.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/11\/16\/76435189-12619681-image-a-10_1697039519380.jpg\" height=\"354\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Luton have completed the signing of Andros Townsend on a short-term deal until January<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/11\/17\/76434933-12619681-Rob_Edwards_hailed_the_transfer_and_believes_Townsend_will_add_c-a-30_1697041439543.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rob Edwards hailed the transfer and believes Townsend will add crucial top flight experience<\/p>\n<p>After the move was confirmed, Townsend &#8211; who has penned a deal until January &#8211; told the club&#8217;s website: &#8216;I feel like it&#8217;s a good fit and these last couple of weeks (training with the club) have been good for both parties.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ve seen where I can help this team and on the flip side the manager has seen where I can help \u2013 whether that&#8217;s on the pitch, in the dressing room or on the training field \u2013 with my enthusiasm and experience.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Plus, Luton are my local team \u2013 I live 20-25 minutes away so I&#8217;ve kept my eye on their progress and watching the Championship play-off final and see them win promotion was great for the club.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I never thought I&#8217;d pull on the Luton shirt, so it&#8217;s a huge honour to play again in the Premier League for this club, and hopefully help this club get as many points as we can and see where it takes us.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Edwards was extremely pleased to have snapped up his new recruit &#8211; who also won 13 caps for England between 2013 to 2016 and played for Luton&#8217;s development team last week &#8211; as he added: &#8216;Andros has undoubted Premier League quality, which he has shown in this league and on the international stage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Of course, he has had a difficult period with injury through no fault of his own \u2013 and we wouldn&#8217;t be able to sign him if he&#8217;d had played in the last 18 months.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He&#8217;s been brilliant and his attitude has been phenomenal. He&#8217;s a humble, hard-working individual that we will benefit from having at the training ground on a weekly basis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/11\/17\/76434787-12619681-Townsend_left_Everton_in_the_summer_after_an_injury_ravaged_time-a-31_1697041439543.jpg\" height=\"436\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Townsend left Everton in the summer after an injury-ravaged time with Sean Dyche&#8217;s side<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/11\/17\/76434947-12619681-The_winger_also_won_13_caps_for_England_and_has_racked_up_264_Pr-a-32_1697041439544.jpg\" height=\"418\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The winger also won 13 caps for England and has racked up 264 Premier League appearances<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Young players are going to look up to him and think &#8220;they are the standards I need to be at&#8221;. He&#8217;s been impeccable.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But we&#8217;re delighted to have him. We hope he can make a positive impact \u2013 and we don&#8217;t see why he won&#8217;t.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>After breaking through the youth ranks at Tottenham, Townsend &#8211; who will wear the No 30 shirt at Luton &#8211; has gone on to rack up 264 Premier League appearances for the likes of Spurs, Newcastle, Crystal Palace and Everton.<\/p>\n<p>The Hatters currently lie just outside the relegation zone in 17th place and return to action with a trip to Nottingham Forest on October 21.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12619681\/Luton-Andros-Townsend-Rob-Edwards-Premier-League.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luton confirm the signing of Andros Townsend on a deal until January as Hatters boss Rob Edwards hails the winger&#8217;s <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295919,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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