Wilshere hoping for a 'busy' final 10 days of the transfer window at Luton
Town have made two new additions so far
Town boss Jack Wilshere is hoping that the Hatters will be ‘busy’ during the final 10 days of the transfer window as he expects more signings to be heading to Kenilworth Road.
The Luton manager has boosted his attacking options this month by signing Manchester City youngster Emilio Lawrence on loan, the 20-year-old already making three appearances for his new side, while this week added Hull City’s attacking midfielder Kasey Palmer, the Jamaican international agreeing a deal until the end of the season.
However, Town have been clearing the decks somewhat as well, allowing a number of players to leave on loan, Lasse Nordas and Milli Alli both heading out to Heerenveen and Portsmouth respectively earlier in the window, the duo joined this week by Zack Nelson, Ethon Archer and Joe Gbode, who have made AFC Wimbledon, Port Vale and Woking their homes on a temporary basis.
It means that Luton’s senior squad now has 18 outfield players included, leaving four spots available for new additions, and asked if he was anticipating those spots being fulled up ahead of the window shutting on Monday, February 2 at 7pm, Wilshere stated: “I’ve said it all through the window, we’re always looking for the right opportunity. Kasey was a great one in my opinion, we acted quick on that and we got that done, so yes we are still looking to bring players in.
"Again, it has to be right. It has to be right for the club, for the team, for the culture here. We’re not just going to bring players in to fill spaces because players have gone out, they have to be the right ones who are going to make us better now and give us a better chance of promotion. So we’re looking, we’re open, there’s 10 days left and it doesn’t feel that long, but people probably know better than me that the last 10 days in the January window is probably the busiest and we’ll hopefully be busy.
“I’ve got Chris Powell (assistant) next to me who’s experienced loads of windows as a head coach, as an assistant coach and we’ve been in constant contact with the recruitment guys, with Gary (chief executive), with Moons (James Mooney, operations director). We’re meeting all the time looking for the right options. I’m happy with how it’s gone. We’ve got two different players, two exciting players, two players who I feel can help us right now, and let’s see how the next 10 days play out.”