Wilshere doesn't think Luton must be in the Championship to sign Hull midfielder

Luton boss Jack Wilshere doesn’t think that a permanent move for Hull City midfielder Kasey Palmer hinges on whether the Hatters are in the Championship next season.

The 29-year-old has been in truly stunning form since arriving from the Tigers in January, playing 21 times in all competitions, scoring seven goals, becoming only the ninth player in the club’s history to find the net in five successive away games when scoring twice in Tuesday night’s 2-0 victory at Rotherham United.

The Jamaican international, who has a year left on his contract at the MKM Stadium, has made it clear both verbally and with his actions that he would like to return to Kenilworth Road next term, as speaking exclusively to the Luton News recently, said: “There’s been no actual concrete conversations with the club about next season. It depends what happens at Hull, what Hull want to do, what they want to do here, where we are, what we do, I don’t know.

"Hopefully it can kind of find a solution and I can come back here next season. I’m enjoying the players, being in the dressing room, coming in every day, it’s a perfect fit I think. If it can continue next season then I wouldn’t be against it, but we’ll have to see what happens in the summer. I’m enjoying being here, enjoying the team, enjoying the staff, the fans, it’s just been perfect so far.”

Wilshere, who has gone on record with his wishes to make the deal a longer one, thinking he has enough quality to play in the Premier League, was asked this afternoon whether promotion to the Championship was essential to any future transfer for Palmer, said: “Ideally yes, but I think Kasey has made it pretty clear that he’s really happy here, and he’d like to say. It’s difficult for me to comment because I don’t know where we’re going to be, but I don’t necessarily think it’s Championship only for Kasey, but let’s see, let’s cross that bridge when we get to it at the end of the season.”

Meanwhile, with Town having two games left of their regular season, starting at home to Barnsley tomorrow and then at Bolton Wanderers next weekend, the boss, who is determined his side finish in the top six to extend their campaign, hasn’t begun trying to firm up his squad for the following campaign, knowing it could depend on where his side are plying their trade.

He added: “I haven’t had opportunities to have those discussions with the players yet because we’ve still got ambition and we’re still in a place where we could fulfill that ambition and then things could change, so the focus has to be on the next two games. It has to be on performing really well. Players will have their own individual positions or what they feel might happen, but whether that is the case, whether they want to be here or they don’t want to be here, I always say the best thing for them to do is perform as there’s always someone watching. To be fair to the players they have done that, so we need to keep going that way.”