“Strange” – Reaction given as Luton Town enter advanced talks to sign defender

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Luton Town have been linked with the signing of Nathan Ngoy from Belgian side Standard Liege.

According to Sacha Tavolieri, the Hatters are in advanced talks to sign the defender before the window closes next week.

The 21-year-old has made 20 appearances in the Belgian Pro League, including 15 last season (all stats from Fbref).

The centre-back has come through the ranks of the European club’s academy system, and has earned a reputation as a promising young talent.

It is expected that a deal could cost up to €5 (£4.2) million for the Championship side, but they only have until 30 August to finalise the transfer.

FLW’s Luton fan pundit Finley Cannon believes that the potential arrival of Ngoy could mean the departure of another player in Rob Edwards’ side due to the number of defensive options available already.

He has claimed that Teden Mengi could be the one sold due to speculation over his future earlier in the summer, but he is hopeful the 22-year-old will stay at Kenilworth Road.

“The links with Ngoy caught Luton fans off guard, they really came out of nowhere,” Cannon told Football League World.

“I’m not sure there are many Luton fans that will admit they knew he was before, and have only really heard of him since the links came about.

“He is an inexperienced player, I think he only played about 15 top flight games last season, and did seem to end the season with some injury troubles, which doesn’t help with Luton’s current injury struggles, and the injury struggles we had to our defence last season.