CONFIRMED: Luton Town sign former West Ham United defender Dan Potts on a two-year-deal

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Luton Town have confirmed the signing of former West Ham United defender Dan Potts on a two-year deal.

The 21-year-old arrives at Kenilworth Road following much speculation and just hours after his release from the Premier League Hammers was confirmed last night.

Potts has played in the top flight for the east London club and had spells on loan with Colchester United and Portsmouth.

He has featured for England between U18 and U20 level but only made one full-time appearance in the 2014/15 season – in the League Cup for West Ham – as his campaign was blighted by injury.

His father is former Hammers club captain Steve Potts.

“I’m over the moon to have signed for Luton Town,” said the new signing to Luton’s website. “I can’t wait to crack on. Promotion is the key for me, I want success.

“West Ham’s a big club, but so is Luton, and they want to succeed so in that respect the two clubs are no different. They have great fan bases, and coming into the setup at Luton will be good for me and hopefully we’ll push on and get up the leagues.”

Potts will provide competition for Scott Griffiths at left back but can also operate in the centre of defence.

Manager John Still added: “He’s young man and a young player who’s reasonably experienced. He’s played in the Premier League, he’s played lower league. He’s a left sided defender who can play left back and centre half – he’ll be a good addition to our squad.

“He’s always been a player that we were interested in if it became possible, and when you look at the other players we’ve taken from West Ham, and other local teams, it gives us a good opportunity to look and we’ve been looking at Dan for some time.

“He knows how to defend, he’s a good talker, a good organiser, so although he’s only 21, he’s got experience.

“We felt we needed someone else at the back, and he plays centre half as well. So we’ve added some strength in depth.”

Potts joins another former West Ham youth – midfielder Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu – in the Hatters’ ranks, and the club also loaned striker Elliot Lee from Upton Park last season.

He is the third new Hatters signing since the end of the season, following on from Jack Marriott and Scott Cuthbert.

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