Town boss Rob Edwards has warned other clubs not to ‘take the mick’ out of the transfer window despite believing his side find themselves in somewhat of a ‘vulnerable’ position after being relegated from the term.
The Hatters’ inability to remain in the top flight saw midfielder Ross Barkley snapped up by earlier in the summer, while Sambi Lokonga and Issa Kabore both returned to Arsenal and Manchester City from their respective loan deals. Chiedozie Ogbene then headed to Ipswich Town for an undisclosed fee in the week, and with deadline day quickly approaching, Edwards has confirmed there has been plenty of interest in a number of Luton’s highly sought after players.However, Town aren’t about to let clubs cherry pick who they want from their talented squad, as with Burnley selling Wilson Odobert to Tottenham Hotspur for £30m, Sander Berge to Fulham for £25m and Arijanet Muric to Ipswich £15m, while Hull got almost £40m for duo and Jaden Philogene going to Ipswich and Aston Villa, also costing Ipswich £9m after he moved from Blackburn Rovers, Edwards feels proper valuations would need to be met for any more departures.He said: “That’s been the message to one or two at the moment. It can get to the stage where it’s too late and you just can’t replace someone. If there is, it’s got to be of a certain level. Just because we’re Luton, people can’t just take the mick and go, ‘oh well, we’ll try and get him on the cheap,’ it’s just not the case.
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