"Issue" raised with comments made on Thelo Aasgaard situation at Luton Town - It's "strange" | OneFootball

FLW's Luton Town fan pundit has been speaking on the situation surrounding Hatters star Thelo Aasgaard.

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Luton Town star Thelo Aasgaard has hinted that he may need to leave Kenilworth Road this summer for the sake of his international career.

The 23-year-old Norwegian international signed for the Hatters in January, after the club triggered his £3.5m buy-out clause in his Wigan Athletic contract.

He would enjoy an impressive second half of the season with Luton despite the club's relegation to League One, with the versatile attacking midfielder ending the 2024/25 campaign as one of the Hatters' standout players.

However, with Luton now preparing for life back in League One, Norway manager Stale Solbakken has told him that third tier football would be "too low a level" for him to be considered for selection to the national team.

"My issue is" - Claim made on Thelo Aasgaard's Luton Town situation

In response to those comments from Solbakken, Aasgaard told Norwegian outlet VG this week: "It's a difficult situation for the club. I felt I performed well in a difficult situation for the club."

When asked about his future at Luton Town, the midfielder responded: "It's hard to say. Everyone is on vacation now. I'm just focusing on the game on Friday. What I can say is that the World Cup in a year is a big goal for me."

We asked our Luton Town fan pundit, Simon Mills: 'Thelo Aasgaard appears to have hinted that he may need to leave Luton this summer for the sake of his international career. Would you hold anything against him if he did leave?'

Mills said: "In regards to Thelo Aasgaard, obviously I'm not going to begrudge him going to a higher level to ply his trade if that's what he really wants.

"Football is a business. He's on quite a long-term contract, so I'm sure we'd expect to make a significant profit on him, should someone want to come in for him.

"Although we are in League One, in regards to this particular deal, we're not really under pressure to sell cheap. My issue with this deal is the Norway international manager seemingly having a personal stake in trying to encourage Aasgaard to leave the club.

"I find that a bit strange. I do understand international managers want the players that they have for selection to be playing at the highest possible level they can, but I do think he's somewhat overstepped his boundaries by saying multiple times in public about Aasgaard leaving the club.

"I'm not really a big fan of that. If Aasgaard is doing the business, then surely he would be up for selection no matter where he's playing. That's just my two cents."

Seeds appear to have already been sown by Solbakken for Aasgaard unrest at Luton Town

Aasgaard's situation at Luton Town certainly appears far from settled at this moment in time.

With the 2026 World Cup on the horizon, and with Norway hoping to be there, the 23-year-old will obviously be dreaming of being on the plane if they are to be jetting off for North America next summer.

At the very least, Aasgaard will want to play his part in helping his country get there, and given that Solbakken has effectively told him that he won't be considered for selection playing for Luton Town in League One, that will surely have him questioning whether Kenilworth Road is the place for him to be.

However, the situation becomes even more complex, and potentially uglier, given that Luton will surely have little interest in parting ways with their talented attacking midfielder this summer.

Aasgaard has proven himself to be a quality player at both Championship and League One level, and after forking out a sizeable transfer fee for him a matter of months ago, this was no doubt an investment for the future by the Hatters.

Therefore, a fascinating summer lies ahead in the future of Thelo Aasgaard. Will he stay loyal to Luton Town and attempt to force his national team manager to change his mind?

Or, will he feel as though he has no other option but to seek a move away from the club in order to rescue his chances of being involved in Norway's World Cup qualification campaign?