Centre forward Jerry Yates will be our new number 9 after agreeing terms to join the Hatters on a permanent contract.

The 28-year-old brings a wealth of goalscoring experience which has seen him hit 97 career goals to date – many of which have come in the Championship over the past four seasons.

Yates signs for the Hatters from Swansea and has won promotion from League One twice in his career during spells at Rotherham and Blackpool.

Manager Matt Bloomfield said: “This is a massive signing for us. Jerry is a seasoned pro and proven at Championship and at League One level.

“He had a desire to stay in the Championship but he’s brought into what we want to achieve, who we are as a football club and because we want him to spearhead our attack.

“He’s a real Luton-type player; someone who doesn’t stop running, doesn’t stop working, and plays with real energy and enthusiasm.

“He was a handful against us when playing for Derby at the back end of last season and when the opportunity arose to sign him we grabbed it with both hands.”

After completing his medical, Yates told lutontown.co.uk: “I’m delighted to be here and can’t wait to get going – it’s a shame I can’t be involved straight away but I’m looking forward to next week.

“As a player you want to play at the highest level possible but I felt coming to Luton gave me the best possible chance of doing that. It’s a massive club that was in the Premier League two seasons ago and now’s the time to get the club back up the divisions.

“I came here, looked at the facilities, at Kenilworth Road, and after we’d finished I told my agent ‘get me there now’.

“I’m excited because the club is ambitious and I can’t wait to get started and to scoring goals.”

Welcome to Kenilworth Road, Jerry!