Andros Townsend has extended his Luton contract in a deal that the football club has said will ‘keep the winger at Kenilworth Road for the foreseeable future.’
The attacker has been in sparkling form since penning a short term deal with the Hatters in October, which had been due to expire this month.
He revealed at the weekend that an extension with almost complete, saying, “it would be difficult to leave halfway through (the season).”
Speaking after signing his new contract, which is thought to be for an initial 18-months, the 32-year-old told the club’s website: “Obviously I’m delighted; three months ago I thought my career was over. So from going to begging around the world just for a trial to being offered a longer contract is a dream come true.
“It’s a special, special football club. I think we can really achieve something special this season. It’s only half-way done, we’ve got six months – 19 games – to pull off the unthinkable.”
Townsend arrived at Luton having spent the summer with fellow newly promoted side Burnley, who offered him a contract but withdrew it at the 11th hour. He previously admitted that news left him in tears, fearing that his career was over after a serious anterior cruciate ligament injury meant he has not kicked a ball competitively since March 2022.
Manager Rob Edwards added: “It’s an amazing signing for us. Andros has come into the group with real humility and professionalism. He’s shown the whole group what it means to be elite and a top-end pro.
“His fitness levels have been insane, and he’s shown more and more his qualities with every game.
“For us to be able to tie him down to a longer-term contract is a credit to him – he’s been through a tough time, and it says a lot about him as a person.
“I also think it says a lot about the ambitions of this football club that we’re signing people like Andros, with his level and quality, so it’s a big, big signing for us.”
