Ex-West Ham star Robert Snodgrass joins Luton on free transfer until end of season after having West Brom deal ripped up
ROBERT SNODGRASS was an unused substitute for Luton against Derby after joining the Championship side on a short-term deal.
The 34-year-old was available on a free after his contract at West Brom was terminated by mutual consent at the end of January.
Snodgrass featured just six times for the Baggies this season, with his last outing coming in the 1-1 draw against Middlesbrough on November 6.
He was subsequently left out of every matchday squad following the Boro clash after falling out with boss Valerien Ismael.
But the ex-West Ham ace has made a quick return to football after being snapped up by the Hatters on a deal until the end of the campaign.
A Luton statement read: "We are excited to announce the signing of vastly experienced midfielder Robert Snodgrass on a deal until the end of the season."
Luton boss Nathan Jones has claimed that Snodgrass' experience can help the club gain promotion to the Premier League.
He remarked: "We’ve brought Snoddy in because of the experience he gives us, the wonderful quality that he has, and it became the right time to do it.
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“We’ve been looking for a left footed midfield player for a while and we’ve picked up a few injuries in the midfield area, and so he ticks a lot of boxes.
“He’s got play-off experience, he’s got Premier League experience and he is known to a number of our players and staff, so we know he’s the type of character that we want in here."
Snodgrass has declared that playing for Jones was the key reason why he rejected interest from elsewhere to sign for the Bedfordshire outfit.
He said: "It’s good to get things finalised. I had a few options that I wanted to take my time and make sure that I was making my decision based on who was wanting me, and the right club for my traits and my qualities.
“The defining factor was the manager – it was all down to Nathan Jones.
"He went above and beyond to try and get me in through the door, which is always nice and especially at this stage of my career.
"It’s well-documented that I’ve not played in the last two months, so for him to show how much he wanted me in and be part of what he is building here, that was the crucial factor for me."
Snodgrass was instantly brought into Jones' matchday squad for the home match against Wayne Rooney's Rams at Kenilworth Road.
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But he failed to get off the bench as Luton won 1-0 to leapfrog Sheffield United into sixth spot in the table.
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