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BBC News
09-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'Positive energy' around relegation fight
Millenic Alli says there is a lot of "positive energy" among the Luton Town squad to channel into their relegation battle after his last-gasp goal earned them a point at Stoke Exeter City forward Alli was pressed into service as a wing-back when Alfie Doughty had to go off 17 minutes into the first the 25-year-old popped up in added time with his first goal for the club, which left The Hatters two points from safety with five games to play."We've been playing very well in recent games, we've picked up a lot of form and would like to carry on and keep pushing, there's a very positive energy," Alli told BBC Three Counties Radio."Every game is always big, especially in the position we are now, and we have to be even better and push the performances to the next level." Luton are at home to Blackburn Rovers on Saturday, to be followed by a crunch trip to Derby County, the team currently just above the bottom three, on Friday 18 that, they have a tough finish with games against Bristol City and Coventry City at Kenilworth Road and a concluding away fixture at West Bromwich Albion, all teams in or around the play-off has taken time to adjust to life in the Championship and 10 of his 11 league appearances so far have been made from the bench."Getting to score a goal in the last minute when we need as many points as we can get was very important for me and the club," he said."It was unfortunate to see Alfie come off injured but the gaffer called upon me and I did a job when it needed to be done."Alli scored 12 goals for Exeter earlier in the campaign, including four in his final three games for the League One club and he added: "I was very grateful to be able to score and celebrate in front of the fans, it was a dream come true."I could hear them all singing and cheering and I had some friends and family in the crowd too, so it was a great feeling."
BBC News
02-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Exeter City set for £5m transfer windfall
Exeter City say the club will earn more than £5m from recent Grecians' accounts to the end of June 2024 show they made more than £5m from sales from July last year onwards. Former Exeter academy player Jay Stansfield's move from Fulham to Birmingham City in the summer of 2024 for reportedly £15m with possible add-ons saw the Grecians benefit thanks to a sell-on also sold striker Millenic Alli for a fee understood to be worth £1.5m in January, while Will Aimson also moved to Wigan for an undisclosed fee in July say the funds are payable "over a number of years rather than being received upfront and allow the club to plan investment in the first team, academy and capital projects whilst supporting the day-to-day running of the business"."The manager has been able to recruit a number of players to replace those leaving with both loans and permanent transfers," City added in their annual report."The board will continue to do all it can to provide the manager with the resources to support the ambition of the club whilst not compromising the sustainability of the business."Stansfield's move is the latest in a long line of Exeter City academy players who have been sold for big fees in recent club has earned more than £5m from England striker Ollie Watkins' moves to Brentford and Aston Villa, while Ethan Ampadu, Matt Grimes and Joel Randell have all commended fees in excess of £1m. The fan-owned club's annual accounts show a pre-tax profit of £182,000 for the year ending 30 June Grecians were profitable thanks to £3.1m in transfer income during the 2023-24 season after the sale of striker Sam Nombe to Rotherham United for what the club described at the time as a "record fee".City also made around £1m from a sell-on clause from former academy player Ampadu's £7m move from Chelsea to Leeds addition, the club earned compensation for Archie Collins after he left for Peterborough United and agreed a compensation fee with Swansea City for Josh Key's 2023 move after a figures come as Exeter's turnover increased by £725,000 on the previous year although pre-tax profits dropped by £130,000 over the 12 months as the club's wages bill rose by £1.1m.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
What did you make of Luton's transfer business?
It's time to talk about Luton Town's transfer business... The Hatters have come down from the Premier League and kept on going... but they have brought in some potentially exciting talent to assist them in a relegation battle which few saw coming. Thelo Aasgaard and Millenic Alli will seek to make the step up from League One to the Championship, Kal Naismith has arrived to bolster the defence, Isaiah Jones may have a point to prove after his arrival from Middlesbrough, while Lasse Nordas offers competition to Carlton Morris and Elijah Adebayo. Luton have offloaded players who were not featuring regularly, including Cauley Woodrow on loan to Blackburn Rovers, while it's also the end of the Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu era. Will these moves be enough to keep the club in the second tier? We want you to tell us what you think about the Hatters' transfer dealings... Let us know your thoughts here.
BBC News
06-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
What did you make of Luton's transfer business?
It's time to talk about Luton Town's transfer Hatters have come down from the Premier League and kept on going... but they have brought in some potentially exciting talent to assist them in a relegation battle which few saw Aasgaard and Millenic Alli will seek to make the step up from League One to the Championship, Kal Naismith has arrived to bolster the defence, Isaiah Jones may have a point to prove after his arrival from Middlesbrough, while Lasse Nordas offers competition to Carlton Morris and Elijah have offloaded players who were not featuring regularly, including Cauley Woodrow on loan to Blackburn Rovers, while it's also the end of the Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu these moves be enough to keep the club in the second tier?We want you to tell us what you think about the Hatters' transfer us know your thoughts here.
BBC News
05-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Luton come out fighting in January transfer market
Luton Town had to do something major in the January transfer window given their position in the relegation places and the outgoings and incomings reflect it will be enough to keep them up remains to be seen but the club have certainly made efforts to achieve that. They said they would be aggressive in their dealings and they bared their teeth as best they Hatters have been crying out for pace and creativity in the final third all season and so have brought in some potentially exciting now whether signings from League One - Thelo Aasgaard and Millenic Alli - can step up in the Championship and spark Luton into life. Isaiah Jones does have solid second-tier experience and will need to justify his big transfer Nordas offers competition to Carlton Morris and Elijah Adebayo in the nine role but will need to adapt to British football while Kal Naismith should be a good addition to the had to offload players who were not featuring regularly, including long-serving Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu who played in the National League through to the Premier an end of an era for Mpanzu and sad that it's come to this midway through the season but he'll be back to get a well-deserved testimonial, I'm manager Matt Bloomfield has been backed but with two really tricky games coming up against in-form Sunderland and Sheffield United this new squad may have to be judged on the matches following are beginning to run out. Luton did well in the draw away to Sheffield Wednesday last time out but they need to start collecting wins. You get the feeling this relegation fight could go all the way.
