Andros Townsend has revealed that Luton are his local team and he’d been watching their progress as they won promotion to the Premier League and completed a nine-year journey from the non-league to the top flight.
The 32-year-old has signed a short-term deal with the Hatters until January, who will give him the chance to add to his 264 appearances in England’s top league.
Townsend has been training with Town for more than a week after his much-publicised move to Burnley was taken off the table at the 11th hour, having trained all summer with the Clarets.
The England international, who has 13 caps to his name, was with Everton until the end of last term, but he spell on Goodison was hit by injury, without which Luton boss Rob Edwards has admitted he could not have signed the attacker.
That’s because he comes with a wealth of Premier League experience, having graduated from the Tottenham Hotspur academy and then taking in spells with Newcastle, Crystal Palace and, most recently the Toffees.
Townsend will wear squad number 30 for the Hatters, and he told the club’s website: “I feel like it’s a good fit and these last couple of weeks have been good for both parties. I think it had to be right and I feel over the last two weeks we’ve had a look at each other and done that.
“I’ve seen where I can help this team and on the flipside the manager has seen where I can help – whether that’s on the pitch, in the dressing room or on the training field – with my enthusiasm and experience.
“Plus, Luton are my local team – I live 20-25 minutes away so I’ve kept my eye on their progress and watching the Championship play-off final and see them win promotion was great for the club.
“I never thought I’d pull on the Luton shirt, so it’s a huge honour to play again in the Premier League for this club, and hopefully get help this club get as many points as we can and see where it takes us.”
