Luton Part Ways with Five Players Following Relegation, Featuring Chelsea Title Winner and Club Legend with Experience Across All Divisions
LUTON has announced the departure of five key players following the end of this season.
This choice follows a challenging period for the Hatters, who faced relegation to League One just a year after competing in the Premier League.
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Since their exit from the Premier League last year, Luton has faced difficulties in the Championship.
Despite a managerial change, with Matt Bloomfield taking over from beloved Rob Edwards in January, a grim stretch of nine winless matches culminated in their relegation, confirmed by a 5-3 loss to West Brom on the season’s final day.
In response to this disappointing result, the club has disclosed the players who will be leaving as their contracts conclude.
Leading the list is record-breaking midfielder Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu.
The 31-year-old, who made the leap from non-league football to the Premier League while representing Luton, etched his name in history by becoming the first player to achieve four promotions and compete across five divisions with the same club.
He has tallied 412 appearances and netted 23 goals during his tenure at Luton.
After a loan stint at Rotherham, this club icon will wrap up an impressive 12-year journey that began when he signed as a teenager from West Ham in 2013.
The club has indicated that further recognition for him will follow.
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Other notable departures include Premier League veterans Tim Krul and Victor Moses, alongside four-year team member Amari’i Bell and backup goalkeeper Jameson Horlick.
Both Krul, 37, and Moses, 34, have each amassed over 440 Premier League appearances, with Moses also winning a title with Chelsea.
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Luton’s official statement expressed: “We extend our heartfelt thanks to Kal, Tim, Victor, Jameson, and Josh for their contributions this season and wish them the best in their future endeavors.”
Club captain Tom Lockyer is currently without a contract but will continue his recovery at The Brache following ankle surgery.
Meanwhile, Liam Walsh and Jack Walton, who are on loan at Dundee, have had their one-year contract extensions activated.
Additionally, the loan terms for Josh Bowler and Kal Naismith will conclude, leading to their return to Nottingham Forest and Bristol City, respectively.
Players on loan, including Cauley Woodrow, Tom Holmes, Jayden Luker, and Aribim Pepple, will rejoin the club this summer.
However, returning loanee Dion Pereira will not remain at Kenilworth Road.
In the Under-21 squad, Claude Kayibanda and Jack Lorentzen-Jones have had their contracts renewed, with ongoing discussions regarding Joshua Phillips.
Unfortunately, Jack Bateson, Dominic Dos Santos Martins, Tyrell Giwa, and Axel Piesold will see their contracts terminated.
For the Under-18 team, professional contracts have been offered to Sam Anderson, Zach Ioannides, Jamie Odegah, Oliver Pipa, Dylan Stitt, Lucas Thomas, Charlie Trustram, and Tate Xavier-Jones.
Luton has also granted first-year scholarships to Rufus Barnes, Excel Ed-Okungbowa, Nassim El Gourja, Finley Evans, Luca Knote-Reed, Jerome Passley-James, and Luke Takawira.
Furthermore, they are set to welcome Dawid Gawel as a scholar from Everton.
Conversely, Charlie Emery, Isaiah Harvey, Cai Hockey, and Matthew Takawira will depart the academy as the season concludes.
