Nottingham Forest boss Cooper happy swapping Spence for Williams

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28 Aug 2022 • 7:32 PM MYT
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Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper is happy counting on Neco Williams.

Cooper has no regrets trading in last season's promotion hero Djed Spence for £16million Williams from Liverpool.

Spence returns to the City Ground with Tottenham on Sunday though he is yet to play for Antonio Conte's team after signing for them in summer.

"It was important to get early deals done. Neco was in high demand and we felt we needed to do it — it was too good an opportunity," he said.

"We couldn't take the risk of losing him. They are both attacking players and we are really happy with Neco. He has had an excellent start to playing regular Premier League football.

"He got that regular rhythm at Fulham last season (on loan from Liverpool) which I think was important. The exciting thing about Neco is he loves the growth and the learning and likes to reflect on games.

"He likes the detail we go into and we have to make sure we provide it as every player is a little different."