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Victor Moses joins Luton on free transfer

Victor Moses has joined Luton Town on a free transfer

Former Nigerian international attacker, Victor Moses has joined Luton Town on a free transfer.

Moses left Spartak Moscow on June 30, 2024 following the expiration of his contract with the Russian Premier League club.

Luton on Tuesday confirmed the winger’s signing in statement on their official website and social media platforms.

“We are excited to announce the signing of free agent, Victor Moses on a permanent contract subject to international clearance,” Luton announced.

The 33-year-old most recently played his football in Russia with Spartak Moscow who he joined in 2021 after a successful loan spell from Chelsea in the 2020/21 campaign.

Born in Kaduna, Nigeria, he came to the United Kingdom (UK) as a boy and played for England from Under-16 to U-21 while coming through the ranks at Crystal Palace where he made 69 appearances and scored 11 goals for the then-Championship club.

He stepped up to the Premier League with a £2.5m move to Wigan Athletic in January 2010, netting nine times in 80 appearances before Chelsea paid £9m to sign him in the summer of 2012.

Moses was part of the squad that won the Europa League in 2012/13, but spent much of his nine years as a Chelsea player out on loan, playing for European giants Liverpool and Inter Milan, as well as domestically for West Ham United and Stoke City and in Turkey with Fenerbahce.

In his time at Stamford Bridge, he made 128 appearances for the Blues, scoring 18 goals, and won the Premier League and FA Cup in successive years in 2017 and 2018 before moving permanently to Spartak for £4.5m in 2021 where he also won the Russian Cup.

Including 38 caps for Nigeria and 29 for the England age groups, his career spans almost 550 matches, 84 goals and boasts appearances in two World Cups, the African Cup of Nations (AFCON), UEFA Champions League and Europa League, a tournament in which he played in the 2019/20 final for Inter Milan, losing 3-2 to Sevilla.

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