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Jack Wilkere has been presented as the new lead coach of the One League Club Luton Town. The 33 -year -old has been chosen to replace Matt Bloomfield, who left at the beginning of the month after less than a year in the position. Wilshere has agreed on a three -year contract and is directed to guide a side currently located on the 11th Division after two successive relegates.
The Ex-England International was selected ahead of the director of Leyton Orient, Richie Wellens, during the recruitment process. Chris Powell will act as an assistant, after having spent two weeks in Walsall in a temporary training capacity as Gary Waddock recovers from ankle surgery.
A personal connection with the club
Speaking on the Hatters official website, Wilhere described his appointment as an important moment. He reflected on the participation of his childhood with the club, saying that he first joined his youth configuration as a young man of eight years before moving to Arsenal The following year. He proud to return to Kenilworth Road, calling him a “full circle moment” and praising the club’s values, belief and hard work.
He also emphasized the resilience shown by the team and its supporters in recent years, adding that he is honored to take responsibility for directing the group.
From the Academy coach to the first -team manager
After finishing his career in 2022, Wilhere began working with Arsenal’s Under-18 side. Then joined City of Norwich As part of the senior coach team and he was named interim for the last two games of the previous campaign after the departure of Johannes Hoff Thorup.
His spell on Carrow Road ended after the conclusion of the season, staging his first permanent management work.
Luton seeks to reconstruct after two relegations
Luton got the promotion to the Premier League under Rob Edwards in 2023, but remained at the first level for a single season. A second relegation followed and Bloomfield was introduced when Edwards left in January. However, the former director of Wycombe could not keep the team in the championship, reaching 12 wins in 33 games.
Wilhere’s first game at the helm will be against Mansfield Town at home on Saturday. Hatters’s CEO, Gary Sweet, praised the club’s new manager’s knowledge, her ambition and enthusiasm during the recruitment process.
They highlight the race as a player
Wilshere burst into the scene with Arsenal at 16 West Ham United in 2018. Later the spells followed to Bournemouth and the Danish side Aarhus before his retirement at the age of 30.
On the international stage, he represented England 34 times and appears in both the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 euro.
