Luton announce loan signing of Emilio Lawrence from Manchester City

Luton Town have announced the signing of Emilio Lawrence on a season-long loan from Manchester City.

Lawrence, 20, is Luton’s first signing under recently appointed boss Jack Wilshere, and their first of the January 2026 transfer window.

In his career, Lawrence has been capped by Scotland at levels up to and including under-21, and has also represented Manchester City in the EFL Trophy. The move is his first in the EFL.

The move was ratified in time for Lawrence to make his first team debut today (10/01), with Lawrence in the starting line-up for Luton’s match against Stevenage today.

Wilshere told the official Luton site, “I’ve known of Emilio through the years in my time in academy football. He was at Everton and then City signed him, as they recognised him as one of the best players in the country at that age.

“Coming through the City system he has an understanding of what is required from a winger at the top level, and a lot of quality. He can play through the middle, or off either side, but he’s more comfortable off the left coming in on his right foot.

“Of course, he still has to develop and that is part of the reason why we brought him here, to help him with that. But he has also come to help us win some games.

“I speak all the time about having variation in attack and we have had a lot of success down our left side this year, but Emilio is someone who can give us something a bit different.”