It appears like Luton Town, a rival team in the Leeds United Championship, has already had their chances of being promoted back to the Premier League right away dashed. The Hatters only played in the first division for one season due to their lack of success. They ended up finishing 18th and were relegated on the last day of the season.
Burnley and Sheffield United—two more teams that fell short of expectations upon their return to the top table of English football—will play in the Championship with Rob Edwards’ team. Although Luton will receive parachute payments this season, the team will want to retain as much of its roster as possible this summer to give itself the best opportunity of fighting at the top of the Championship.
But Talksport claims that the club has already suffered a setback in that area after Ross Barkley’s transfer to Champions League-bound Aston Villa was finalized. After leaving Nice in Ligue 1, the former England international struggled to find a new team. He signed a free transfer to Luton last summer.
However, Barkley was able to restore his reputation during the match, and for a large portion of the season, the club’s chances of surviving depended on his performance in Luton orange. In the end, the 30-year-old—who has 33 caps for his country—scored five goals in 32 Premier League games for the team, highlighting his skill and demonstrating how much more he can provide.
Villa acted swiftly to sign the midfield player, and it is said that a £5 million deal will be finalized when the summer transfer window opens. With the move, Barkley will be able to play Champions League football once more at Villa Park, where he spent the 2020–21 season on loan. This comes after the club’s success under Unai Emery. Before establishing himself as a mainstay at Goodison Park, he had brief loan stints with Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds in the beginning of his career. He joined Chelsea to bring his tenure on Merseyside to a conclusion.
Luton will have to go elsewhere for a replacement midfield player in order to replace the Liverpudlian, and they will be anxious to make sure that his departure is not the first of many. After their strong performances the previous time around, Alfie Doughty and Teden Mengi have both been linked to returns to the Premier League; in the meantime, negotiations are still ongoing for Gabriel Osho to sign a new contract.
Luke Berry, Dan Potts, and Fred Onyedinma are just a few of the fringe players this season that the Hatters have already decided to let go of after their current contracts expire. The summer following relegation is frequently a volatile time, as Leeds supporters are all too familiar with, and Luton may already be in a tussle. Right now, the Kenilworth Road team is ranked third in the promotion odds list.
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