Luton defender Reece Burke leaves to join Charlton Athletic

Reece Burke has left Luton Town after the defender agreed a deal to join Charlton Athletic.

The deal makes Burke the third player to move from Luton to a Charlton side managed by ex-Hatters boss Nathan Jones this summer, with Thomas Kaminski and Amari’i Bell both moving to The Valley.

The 28-year-old defender moves for an undisclosed fee after four years at Kenilworth Road, with Charlton confirming Burke’s deal in South London is a two year contract with the option for an extra year.

Burke had joined Luton in 2021 from Hull City. He made 101 appearances in all competitions for Luton, scoring four times. This run included 25 appearances as Luton won promotion to the Premier League in the 2022/23 season and 26 during Luton’s Premier League sojourn in 2023/24.

Luton Manager Matt Bloomfield told the club’s official website, “Burkey is another who has been a cornerstone of the club’s success in recent years, and it was so disappointing that we couldn’t have him fit to play more games for us last season as I’m sure he would have had a real influence for us.

“He has a great personality and is a lad of real character; someone I think a lot of despite only working with him for a short period of time. Understandably he wants to compete at the highest possible level and he leaves with our best wishes for future success.”

Charlton boss Nathan Jones told the Addicks’ website, “We’re really pleased to bring Reece in – he’s a wonderful defender and a really good character. He comes to us with plenty of Premier League and Championship experience and will really add to the group.”