Hatters legend has 'no idea' what his future holds following Millers loan spell
Town midfielder could well leave Kenilworth Road this summer
Luton legend Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu admits he has ‘no idea’ what his future holds when his loan spell with League One side Rotherham United finishes in the summer.
The 31-year-old moved to the AESSEAL New York Stadium in January after a lack of game time at Kenilworth Road, with just 10 outings, and has racked up the minutes since, starting all 16 third tier games for the Millers, scoring once in a 2-0 win at Northampton Town. Mpanzu’s arrival wasn’t able to spark United into a play-off push, as with manager Steve Evans sacked and replaced by Matt Hamshaw, they have managed just five victories, sitting 15th in the table, with no chance of going up or down this term.
Mpanzu, who joined Luton in December 2013 from West Ham United, initially on loan and then permanently, going on to play 412 times for the club, the 10th highest in the Hatters’ history, the only player to go from non-league to the Premier League with the same team, is due to be out of contract at Kenilworth Road this summer. Speaking to Sky Sports recently about just where he could be plying his trade for the 2025-26 campaign, he said: “Honestly speaking I have no idea what I'm doing.
"If it's at Rotherham, it's at Rotherham, if it's at Luton, it's at Luton, if it's abroad, it's abroad. Right now I'm keeping my options open to everything. I'm not saying no to anything as you never know where football can take you. It was nice to get this run of games so people can see that I played, that I'm fit, so to be brutally honest I have no idea. It could be anywhere. I’m keeping my options open and if it's a new challenge somewhere, I'm ready to take it.”