Luton Town have confirmed that defender Tom Lockyer has signed a new contract ahead of the club’s return for pre-season training.
Lockyer, 28, has signed a new deal of undisclosed length to stay with the club, and the Welsh international was part of the Luton cohort that returned to pre-season training today (06/07) as they return ahead of a season in the Premier League.
The defender has said that he is also raring to go after recovering from the condition that saw him collapse during the opening moments of the Championship play-off final and spending five nights in hospital.
Lockyer told the official Luton Town website, “I’m so happy. I’d really like to build something special here at Luton Town. I’ve got an incredible relationship with the fans, the manager, all the boys. I love the club and I love being here.
“It’s incredible what we achieved last season. To have the chance to play with Luton in the Premier League will be something that’s really special to me.”
The defender is one of several players to have signed new deals with the club, with Luton also announcing that Carlton Morris, Luke Berry, Reece Burke, Cauley Woodrow and Amari’i Bell have all signed contract extensions in recent weeks.
Manager Rob Edwards added, “This is a really important signing for us. The supporters saw the best of Tom, and I thought his consistency was second to none – and that’s up there in the whole league. That was why he was in the Team of the Season, why he won loads of awards and why we achieved the special thing that we achieved.
“Of course, after Wembley his health was the main thing, and that’s where all our thoughts went to straight away after the final whistle. It was brilliant that we were able to see him sitting up and celebrating in the hospital, just a shame he couldn’t be there with us.
“But within a week or two he was back up and about feeling really positive, had every check that was possible so our medical side were really happy with everything.
“It was a really scary moment, we all know that, but the main thing is he is ok and ready to crack on with us into the Premier League and we’re all so happy about that.”
