Luton manager Graeme Jones has said that Kazenga LuaLua will not be rushed into contention after reviving a deal for the attacker as he’s missed much of the pre-season preparations.
The 28-year-old had a starring season last term after joining in September and helping the Hatters to their second consecutive promotion by winning the League One title.
However, the two parties failed to agree terms of a new deal and both issued statements that they’d be going their separate ways.
But with a U-turn making LuaLua Town’s sixth signing of the summer, Jones was quick to urge patience over how quickly he’d feature in his plans.
“He has now obviously missed three-and-a-half weeks of pre-season and we are going to have to be patient with him,” the manager told the club’s official website.
“A lot of times through his career – because of his talent – he has been thrown in, going from nought to 100 with nothing in-between. We need to look after Kaz physically for a while – we need to get him a programme that suits where he is now in his career and the age he is at.
“We want to max Kaz out, but because of one or two injuries he’s had, we’ve got to take a little bit longer with him, so we have got to build him up. I am asking supporters to be patient with him. I want Kaz to be involved, but we need to get a period of him training and increase the minutes of playing in his body, to keep him fit for longer. But I am delighted to have him through the door because he is a player that can make things happen – you can’t get enough of him.”
