Lasse Nordås is reportedly close to leaving Luton Town for Polish side Cracovia in a deal worth around €2 million.
The Norwegian striker is expected to travel to Poland tomorrow to undergo a medical, according to journalist Bartosz Gielas of Polish outlet MagiaPilki.pl, which reports that the two clubs have agreed a fee for the 23-year-old. The deal has also been reported in England by transfer journalist Pete O’Rourke.
Provided the medical does not uncover any issues, Nordås is expected to complete the move in the coming days.
The reported transfer would bring an end to a relatively short spell at Kenilworth Road for the Norway Under-21 international, who joined Luton from Norwegian club Tromsø in February last year.
Nordås made 26 appearances for the Hatters, scoring four times, before spending the second half of the season on loan at Dutch side Heerenveen.
His future at Luton had looked increasingly uncertain during the summer, with the striker not allocated a squad number for the new campaign and the Hatters adding striker Callum Marshall from West Ham United.
Earlier this summer, manager Jack Wilshere had also indicated that Nordås needed to find a club where he can play regularly.
Nordås had attracted interest from a number of clubs during the summer, with Polish side Raków Częstochowa reportedly making an offer for him, while Swedish clubs Hammarby and Malmö FF and Danish outfit AGF were also said to have been interested.
However, Cracovia now appear to have won the race for his signature, with the Polish media outlet reporting that the club are finalising the deal.
A €2 million (£1.57m) fee would see Luton recoup a significant proportion of the investment they made in Nordås last summer. Although the fee was not disclosed by the Hatters, Tromsø said his move to England was “one of the biggest transfers in the club’s history”. Norwegian football journalist, Stian André de Wahl reported at the time that it was worth 35 million kronor, which then converted to approximately £2.8million.
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