New Town signing Mark McGuinness believes joining Luton is the ‘perfect’ opportunity to reach the next stage of his career after completing his long-awaited switch from Cardiff City yesterday.
The imposing centre half had been heavily rumoured to be heading to Kenilworth Road for the last fortnight or so, with the Hatters finally able to get their man for a ‘significant’ undisclosed fee on Tuesday evening. Having come through the ranks at Arsenal, playing for the Gunners’ U21s in the EFL Trophy, McGuinness had a loan spell at Ipswich Town when aged just 19, becoming battle-hardened to life as a senior pro while at Portman Road, with the Tractor Boys in League One at the time.
He then agreed a switch to the Bluebirds in January 2021, while another temporary stint followed when in Wales, as he spent six months back in the third tier with Sheffield Wednesday. The defender did go on to establish himself as a first team regular at Cardiff, playing 31 times in the Championship last term, as he made 86 appearances in total during his three years with the club.