Luton Town captain Tom Lockyer has returned to the training ground, nearly eight months after he suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch.The club announced Lockyer would be continuing rehabilitation work on his own.It said the 29-year-old would be starting the next phase of his rehabilitation.
In a statement on its website the club said “Tom has been under the guidance and care of leading consultants in London and Amsterdam, where he has been completing the most recent phase of his rehabilitation at a specialist clinic.
“For now, Tom will work individually back at The Brache, but his very presence around the training ground will be welcomed by all of his teammates, manager Rob Edwards and the coaching staff.
“Whilst continuing his rehab, Tom will continue his work with the British Heart Foundation in spreading the importance of knowing CPR and how to use a defibrillator, and he will now be focussing fully on his next stage of the rehabilitation.
“We ask that he is allowed to do this at his own pace, in private, to ultimately give himself the best chance of completing the next phases of his rehabilitation program.”The Welsh footballer collapsed on the pitch during a game against Bournemouth in December.
The ongoing speculation regarding the futures of Weghorst, Sander Berge and others could be considered unhelpful for Parker now the season is underway – but the new Clarets boss doesn’t seem particularly fazed.
“We live in a professional sport where there is always a lot of noise. The noise has only ever increased over the years because of different platforms. It is what it is, in terms of the window being open or not being open.
“My main focus and my main drive is on everyone that is here, treating them with the utmost respect and getting my message across constantly.“What is to be is to be, I can’t really control that. I can only control what we do.”
Lockyer collapsed on the pitch while playing for Luton against Bournemouth on December 16 and was later told he was “technically dead” for almost three minutes. It was the second incident for Lockyer, who had collapsed at Wembley during the play-off final which saw Luton promoted to the Premier League seven months earlier.
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