Luton Town have signed winger Andros Townsend on a short-term contract until January, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.
The 32-year-old, who also played for Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace, joins Luton after two seasons at Everton. He missed the end of the 2021-22 campaign and the entirety of the 2022-23 season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
A statement on the club’s official website said: “Manager Rob Edwards has completed the signing of England international winger Andros Townsend on a short-term contract until January,” adding: “The 32-year-old brings the experience of 264 appearances in the Premier League to Kenilworth Road to add to the 13 caps the attacker won for his country.
“Having graduated from the Tottenham Hotspur academy he went on to make almost a century of appearances for Spurs before spells with Newcastle, Crystal Palace, and, most recently Everton.”
Townsend, who will wear squad number 30 for the Hatters, said: “I feel like it’s a good fit and these last couple of weeks have been good for both parties. I think it had to be right and I feel over the last two weeks we’ve had a look at each other and done that.
“I’ve seen where I can help this team and on the flipside, the manager has seen where I can help – whether that’s on the pitch, in the dressing room, or on the training field – with my enthusiasm and experience.
“Plus, Luton are my local team – I live 20-25 minutes away so I’ve kept my eye on their progress, and watching the Championship play-off final and seeing them win promotion was great for the club. I never thought I’d pull on the Luton shirt, so it’s a huge honour to play again in the Premier League for this club, and hopefully get help this club get as many points as we can and see where it takes us.”