The heart-warming reason Andros Townsend has changed the name on the back of his shirt with the Luton Town winger back in regular Premier League action despite starting the season as a pundit

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Luton Town star Andros Townsend reveals the heart-warming reason why he has changed the name on the back of his shirt.

Many Premier League fans will notice that the former England international has ‘Townsend Sr.’ printed on the back of his kit.

The 32-year-old joined the Hatters back in October after leaving Everton in the summer where he had an injury-ravaged spell. 

Townsend signed a short-term contract with the Premier League newboys until January. After breaking through the youth ranks at Tottenham, Townsend has gone on to rack up 264 Premier League appearances for the likes of Spurs, Newcastle, Crystal Palace and Everton.

Since signings for Rob Edwards’ side, the 32-year-old has impressed many fans. He has featured eight times for the Hatters so far and has even contributed with two assists.

Andros Townsend reveals the reason why he has ‘Townsend Sr.’ on the back of his shirt

The former England international has impressed since signing for the Hatters in October

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The former England international revealed to talkSPORT that he changed his name to distinguish himself from his son. 

‘It’s simple really, my son is Andros Townsend Jr. I changed my name by deed poll to Andros Townsend Sr. when he was born.

‘I had a couple of years out of the game so it was only natural that I come back and honour my son and I changed my name to suit my new name.’

Townsend is hoping that his four-year-old son will follow in his footsteps into the sport football.

‘Hopefully one day when my boys in the Premier League running around on the wing, he can have Townsend Jr. on his shirt and it will all make sense,’ he said

At the moment, the winger reveals that his son has zero interest in the sport at the moment.

‘He’s got absolutely zero interest in the [football] world.

‘I take him to training but he just wants to run around and fight with his sister and jump up and down and do usual stuff four-year-olds wanna do!’

Townsend, 32, is hoping his four-year-old son will follow in his own footsteps into football

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