We are delighted to announce the signing of midfielder Liam Walsh on a permanent contract.
The 26-year-old has been a free agent since leaving fellow Sky Bet Championship side Swansea City at the end of last season, and has spent the past three weeks training with the Hatters first team squad.
A former England youth international, the Everton academy product has a vast amount of Championship experience through his spells with Bristol City and Swansea, as well as loans at Birmingham and Hull.
Manager Rob Edwards said: “It’s a really positive signing. Liam’s a super talented footballer, with a great football brain and technically very good.
“I saw him when he was 16 playing for Everton and thought then he’d go onto a be a real superstar. There’s no reason in the future he can’t kick on again, and we’re backing him.
“He made 20 appearances for Swansea last season, working well for them in a team that saw a lot of the ball, and we’ve had the benefit of having looked at him in training over recent weeks.
“He’ll be the first to admit that he needs to stay fit now, and that’s his and our challenge that we’ll work on together.
He’s not one who is going to come in and play 90 minutes straight away, but he can certainly come onto the pitch, help us get control of the ball when we need it, or find that killer pass.
“He’s someone who can do a bit everything, either as a deeper midfield player or a midfielder who can get up and down – or even higher – and I’m really pleased to get him in. He’s going to really help us over the course of the season.”
Speaking to LTFC+ after passing his medical at The Brache, Liam said: “I’m over the moon. I’ve spoken to the gaffer through the weeks that I’ve been training here and I’ve been eager to sign here since I started. It’s a perfect fit for me.
“I watched Luton last year and how they play, and as I’ve spoken to Rob he’s even brought up things from when I was younger, and how he’s had me on his mind since then.
“He’s brilliant with what he brings to the team, and how they want to play this year. The training’s been tough, but it’s what I needed, and I’m excited to be here now as a Luton player.”
As well as helping Coventry win the League One title during a season-long loan spell, as a teenager Liam also spent time at Yeovil, whose colours he was wearing when he scored his first professional goal in a 1-1 League Two draw at Kenilworth Road in 2015/16.
“It was a few years back now and from that day I remember my goal, but also the atmosphere,” he adds.
“I’ve played at Kenilworth a few times and as a player visiting the stadium, that’s one thing that you talk about first, is the fans, how loud they are and how much they get behind the team. I can’t wait to get on the right side of them.”
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