Luton Town sign Marvelous Nakamba on loan from Aston Villa and Peterborough's Joe Taylor

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Image caption, Marvelous Nakamba has made 68 appearances for Villa since being signed by Dean Smith for 拢11m from Bruges in August 2019

Luton Town have signed Marvelous Nakamba on loan from Aston Villa for the rest of the season as well as Peterborough striker Joe Taylor for an undisclosed fee.

Nakamba, 29, has not featured for Villa since last season's Premier League title-deciding loss at Manchester City.

The Zimbabwe international was first brought to England from Bruges for 拢11m in the summer of 2019.

Taylor, 20, has made 15 appearances in all competitions for Posh this term.

Nakamba and Taylor's arrivals mean they join on-loan Leeds United defender Cody Drameh and Barnsley keeper Jack Walton in joining Luton this January.

Meanwhile, midfielder Ed McJannet, 19, has joined Lecce on a permanent deal.

Republic of Ireland Under-19 international McJannet joins the Italian Serie A club for an undisclosed fee, having never made a first-team appearance for the Hatters.

After arriving at Villa following promotion from the Championship, Nakamba has since made 68 appearances, 58 of them in the Premier League, without scoring.

"He's got a brilliant attitude," said Luton boss Rob Edwards. "Great physicality, good quality. I think he really suits the way we play.

"That position is one we've been looking to fill for a while. We've got a lot of good midfielders, but not many natural, deep-midfield players."