Matt Bloomfield has left promotion-chasing Wycombe Wanderers to turn into the brand new supervisor at Luton.
Bloomfield has joined the Championship membership on a three-and-a-half-year contract, leaving Wycombe second in League One and two factors behind leaders Birmingham.
The 40-year-old replaces Rob Edwards, who left Luton by mutual consent final week after simply over two years in cost.
Edwards had taken the membership to the Premier League in 2023 however was unable to maintain them up and struggled to adapt to life again within the Championship with seven wins from 26 matches, leaving them two factors above the relegation zone.
Luton mentioned that they had “complied with all compensation requests from Wycombe” to land Bloomfield, who has introduced his assistant Richard Thomas, first-team coach Lee Harrison and senior analyst Ben Cirne.
Bloomfield will take cost of Saturday’s dwelling Championship fixture in opposition to Preston North Finish.
Bloomfield mentioned: “It is a real honour and a privilege to be right here, to be appointed as supervisor of this unbelievable membership.
“I’m really, really proud. It’s been a busy few days, a very busy weekend but I’ve met the recruitment team, met Gary and spent some time with the board.
“The truth that they’re all Luton supporters and that they care a lot about their soccer membership shone via, and the truth that that they had an actual huge want for me to hitch our soccer membership additionally shone via, so I am extremely proud and really, very blissful to be right here.
“That made me feel very comfortable and very wanted, which is huge for me. I want to work with people who care and fans who also care – and they certainly do here. I want to work with people who want the best for their football club, and that’s more than evident with Gary, the chairman and the board of directors.
“That feeling that they gave me and the sensation of being wished, how a lot analysis they’ve carried out into me and the soccer crew that we have produced at Colchester and Wycombe, and the data base of what I stand for, who I’m and what we have tried to provide in our soccer crew left me in no unsure occasions that this was the precise transfer on the proper time.”
Bloomfield made over 500 appearances as a midfielder for Wycombe over a 19-year period. He took over as manager in February 2023 following five months at Colchester and took 87 points during 2024, scoring 107 goals in all competitions and reaching the EFL Trophy final.
Luton CEO Gary Candy added: “It is with great pleasure and excitement that we are able to announce Matt’s appointment on a long-term contract.
“Earlier than anything, I want to thank Wycombe for his or her co-operation in making certain a swift and easy transition. It might be flattering to be on the receiving finish, it is by no means nice, however we now have made positive that we have gone above and past to compensate Wycombe to safe his providers, alongside together with his trusted teaching crew.
“Over the years in which we as a club have risen up the EFL, we encountered Matt at every step as a respected captain of his team, and together they have always shared our hunger and desire to improve and get to the next level.
“Since returning to Wycombe as supervisor we now have been massively impressed together with his work in main them again in the direction of the highest of League One, and particularly in how they’ve carried out it in such an entertaining approach, forging a repute for front-footed attacking soccer.
“We identified Matt’s personal and team-building qualities as the outstanding candidate to fit in with the culture we have long established here at Luton Town, and I’m sure every supporter will join me in welcoming him, along with Richard, Lee and Ben to Kenilworth Road.
“Lastly, I might identical to to thank the immense quantity of labor and a spotlight to element our recruitment crew have put into figuring out the very best candidate and impressing him in conferences, together with the improbable, as ever, and unanimous help of the board in arriving at a fast choice after interviewing Matt.”
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