Carlton Morris has been named September’s Championship player of the month with Nathan Jones insisting he combines his goalscoring with being a fantastic human being, and that he has fully justified Luton breaking their transfer record to sign him.
The striker joined from Barnsley for an undisclosed fee but the manager has revealed that Town paid more for the 26-year-old than their previous record signing of Simon Sluga, who cost £1.3million back in 2019.
Morris has become an instant fan favourite and has already begun paying back the fee, as he’s scored six in his last eight games with four of those coming in the first three games of last month.
That saw him beat Sheffield United keeper Wes Foderingham, Norwich striker Teemu Pukki and Sunderland winger Patrick Roberts to the award.
Jones said: “(It’s) not just goals but performance levels, everything he’s done and we’re delighted with him, delighted with how he is around the place, delighted with what he does for us, really, really happy.
“We got him because we believed he would add certain things to us and he’s been everything we thought he would be and then the human being he is, we didn’t quite know about.
“We believed we did, but then the human being element side of it is fantastic as well, so we’re really delighted.
“As we’ve said before, we broke our record on him, so we needed him to be (good), as we don’t spend that kind of money willy-nilly.”
Morris added: “I want to pay tribute to my team-mates.
“Nothing in this game is achievable without a good squad of lads behind you, and that’s what we’ve got in abundance here. Everywhere you look there’s a smiling face that’s willing to help you.
“I’m very grateful for the EFL, Sky Bet and the judges for recognising what we’ve got cooking over here, as it’s more of a team award than anything.
“We’re in good form at the moment, we are starting to find our groove and it’s about staying in it by doing the right things, getting the basics right and listening to the advice that the staff and the gaffer give us.
“They spend hours doing their due diligence so we can perform on a Saturday, expose weaknesses and use them to our advantage. That’s something we’ve been doing excellently of late and long may it continue.”
Sky Sports’ EFL pundit Don Goodman added: “September was the month that Carlton Morris announced himself fully to the Luton Town fans.
“It had been a difficult start to the season for Luton, so results were much needed in September.
“What you want most from your strikers is goals, and Carlton Morris delivered with aplomb in September.
“The Luton front-man did the business in his four outings, bagging four to himself, to help the Hatters navigate a tricky period.”
Sky Bet EFL trader Ivor Davies added: “Luton’s record signing has hit the ground running this season and added a further four goals in five games during September.
“Hatters fans will be hoping Morris’s goals can propel them up the table as they look to consolidate in or around the play-off positions.
“A relative outsider in the race for the Golden Boot before a ball was kicked at 33/1 we have now cut the former England U19 international into 16/1 to finish the season as the Championship’s leading marksman, but the next goal for Morris will be to beat his previous best tally of nine goals which he achieved last season whilst playing for Barnsley.”
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