Hatters CEO reveals Luton fell just short in their efforts to do some ‘brave business’ in the transfer window
Luton chief executive Gary Sweet revealed the Hatters fell just short in their efforts to be ‘brave’ in the January transfer window after the deadline passed recently.
With the Hatters having signed Reading defender Tom Holmes earlier in the window and loaning him straight back to the Royals, they then added Japanese international Daiki Hashioka from Belgian top-flight club Sint-Truiden for an undisclosed fee, allowing Ryan Giles to move to Hull City for the rest of the season, the Tigers having an option to buy Town’s club record signing in the summer.
Transfer deadline day came and went with Luton adding just another player from the Madejski Stadium, youngster Taylan Harris, as despite their attempts to strengthen, Town weren’t able to add further additions to their squad for the second half of the Premier League season. They also importantly didn’t lose any of the players who have given them a fighting chance of staying up either though, as writing in his programme notes ahead of this weekend’s 3-1 defeat to Sheffield United, Sweet said: “Usually, the January transfer window is our most hectic time of the season and the window we’ve seen slam shut by Sky felt somewhat like a damp squib.
