Former Premier League champion Victor Moses has made a dramatic return to English football by signing for Luton Town on a free transfer.
The 33-year-old winger, who morphed into a wing-back under Antonio Conte’s genius when he won the title with Chelsea in 2017, has clocked up quite the CV. He’s enjoyed stints at Crystal Palace, Liverpool and West Ham, not to mention a bit of a Euro tour with Fenerbahce, Inter Milan and Spartak Moscow.
After a four-year stint in Moscow ended this May, Moses fancied a bit of home comfort back in Blighty and the Championship club seemed just the ticket. “I’m looking forward to it,” he gushed to Luton’s media team.
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“I had a few offers from Europe, but I said to my agent that I set my mind on staying over here, and here we are. I’m very pleased and honoured to be at this club and I just can’t wait to get going.”
He didn’t stop there, saying he’d chatted with boss Rob Edwards and the top brass, who told him about the club’s grand history and plans to bounce back from relegation. “I want to come here and enjoy my football, work hard for the club and for the team, and get back to where we belong in the Premier League,” Moses pledged, reports the Mirror.
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His new gaffer Edwards is buzzing to have bagged Moses, citing his experience and fancy footwork. “Victor is one we’ve been talking to for quite a while,” Edwards admitted.
“He trained with us last week and played 60 minutes in a behind closed doors game, and we made a decision because we think he’s able to come in and help us. He gives us more strength in depth and versatility, because he’s someone who can play both sides or as a number 10.
“He’s played for so many different clubs in different ways and shapes, and under different managers, so he’s tactically aware. We think he’s someone who can provide some really good competition for us.
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“I don’t want to put too much pressure on him and expect too much too soon. He’s not going to come in and start the games straight away. He’s got to get used to what we do and how we play, but he’s fit, he’s able to come in and affect it now, and he definitely makes the squad stronger.”
“He’s someone who we can learn from as well. He’s won a Premier League title under Antonio Conte playing in a similar sort of role to what we ask some of our lads to do, so we’ll be able to pick his brains.
“He’s had a fantastic career, been there and done it. He’s got an amazing CV. But alongside that he’s a really good lad, a quiet, unassuming, down to earth person. What tells you about his humility is that he’s been willing to come in, basically on trial with us, to show how hungry he is to play for Luton Town.”