Luton sign Donervon Daniels and send him out on loan

Luton have signed free agent Donervon Daniels and immediately loaned him to League One Doncaster until January.

The defender left Blackpool in the summer and has been on trial with Town this month.

The 25-year-old, who started his career at West Bromwich Albion but didn’t play, has almost 100 career appearances to his name with Tranmere Rovers, Gillingham, Aberdeen, Wigan and Blackpool.

Manager Graeme Jones told the club’s website: “He is 25, six-foot-two, lightning quick, good on the ball and there’s not many players like that available on a free transfer.

“He has had one or two personal issues in the last six to eight months and we’re now looking for him to get minutes on loan at Doncaster in order for him to get fitter, get sharper and quicker, to see where he is in January.

“The big thing for me with Donervon was his commitment not to sign for a League One club, he really believes he is a Championship player and was prepared to go on trial to prove himself.

“When you hear things like that you think ‘this is unique, this is somebody who wants to better himself’. I think he has got all the tools, all the equipment, he has played 100 games now.

“He was a big player for Wigan when they got promoted from League One to the Championship. He played right-wingback, anywhere across the back five.

“I think now is the opportunity for Donervon to grab his opportunity, to make the most of his time at Doncaster, to max out and then I think he is capable of playing in the Championship. So it’s an opportunity for Donervon, for Doncaster and for us to see where he is.

“He will get brilliant defensive coaching from Darren Moore, who obviously I worked with. He’s as good as there is at shutting the backdoor, he speaks the centre-back’s language and he couldn’t be going to a better manager in my opinion to get the right education, because Darren will try and play as well. It’s an investment for the club and we will reap the rewards long term.”

Daniels said: “I’m really happy to get it all finalised and done so I can focus on my football and hit the ground running.

“I’ve been at Luton for quite a bit of time over the summer, training and working out a deal. The gaffer is really good friends with the gaffer here and it was put to me that I could come here with a view to getting consistent football and helping me continue to improve as a player.”