Luton’s on-loan Arsenal midfielder Sambi Lokonga has stated he will be back at Kenilworth Road in some capacity after declaring his loan move to Town as the ‘best decision’ of his life.
The 24-year-old has been a huge favourite with Hatters fans during the second half of the season, after an injury-hit start to his time in Bedfordshire kept him out for three months following the 1-1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers in September. Returning to the side in December, Lokonga went on to play nine league matches, forming a terrific partnership with Ross Barkley until injury struck again, as he had to come off at half time against Liverpool, Town letting a 1-0 lead slip to lose 4-1 at Anfield, sidelined for another chunk of games.
Without him, and almost half their squad at times due to injury, Town couldn’t carry on the excellent form that saw them win three out of five top flight matches, including a marvellous 4-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion, as by the time he was fit again in late April, Luton couldn’t produce an unlikely Great Escape and were unsurprisingly were relegated to the Championship.