Luton might let Scottish international leave Kenilworth Road during window

Luton boss Jack Wilshere may well let another player leave Kenilworth Road on loan this season, with forward Jacob Brown potentially allowed to depart in a bid for first team football.

The 27-year-old had missed the start of the campaign as he recovered from a serious knee injury that had suffered back in March when the Hatters were a Championship outfit, returning as a substitute during the goalless draw against Rotherham United on November 15. He then stayed on the bench as Town were thrashed 5-0 at his former side Barnsley, but came on during the 2-1 win over Huddersfield and then made three successive starts when picked for the matches with Bolton Wanderers, Leyton Orient and Port Vale, beginning on the wing in the first two, before getting the opportunity to operate in his more natural role as the main striker in the final game.

He failed to really a mark in any of the matches though, as he dropped to the bench after the 2-2 draw with the Valiants, coming on in the defeats to Reading and then Exeter on New Year’s Day, before missing out completely on the squad for the 2-1 win over Stevenage last weekend, plus the Vertu Trophy loss to Swindon in midweek, casting doubt over his immediate future in Bedfordshire.

Asked if the Scottish international, who has won eight caps for his country, netting seven goals in 63 outings for the Hatters since joining from Stoke City back in the summer of 2023, could follow Lasse Nordas and Milli Alli in heading out on loan this month, Wilshere said: “Yes, Jacob, when I first came in, was injured for quite a long time and then he came back, got fit, we gave him some minutes, gave him a few starts, and he needs to play, he needs to play football.

"I think he’s someone that can help us in some moments, but it’s also been difficult with him, where’s he going to fit in? I think Nahki (Wells) has done really well as a nine and Jerry (Yates) gives you something a little bit different coming off the bench. It goes back to my point of how many nines can you have on the bench? We tried Jacob on the wing, but I can see he’s a number nine, so it might be something we’re open to.”