Luton confirm departures of 5 contracted players including long-serving star Mpanzu

Luton Town have published their retained list and confirmed the departures of 5 contracted first-team players, including long-serving midfielder Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu.

The Hatters also confirmed that Amari’i Bell, Tim Krul, Victor Moses and Jameson Horlick will also depart upon expiry of contract at the end of June 2025.

The big headlines were however occupied by confirmation of the exit of Mpanzu, with the 31-year-old midfielder leaving after 12 years with Luton Town.

Mpanzu first joined Luton in 2013 at a time when the Hatters were in the National League and made 400 appearances for the club on every step of the way as the club went from the 5th to the top tier in English football in less than ten years.

Jamaican international Bell will also depart, having been at the club for 4 years and been a regular for the team that reached the Premier League in 2023.

Goalkeepers Krul and Horlick will also leave, as will Moses, who had joined the club during this season.

The Hatters also confirmed that Josh Bowler and Kal Naismith will return to Nottingham Forest and Bristol City respectively after expiry of their loan contracts.

Luton also confirmed that club captain Tom Lockyer has been released but will stay in the set-up around the club’s training ground as he continues rehabilitation from ankle surgery.

Attacker Dion Pereira will also leave, having spent the previous part of the just-concluded season away on loan.

Cauley Woodrow, Tom Holmes, Jayden Luker and Aribim Pepple will return to Kenilworth Road upon expiry of their loan contracts.

Academy players Jack Bateson, Dominic Dos Santos Martins, Tyrell Giwa and Axel Piesold are to leave the club’s under-21 set-up, while Charlie Emery, Isaiah Harvey, Cai Hockey and Matthew Takawira have been released from the club’s under-16s.