Steve Cooper defends Nottingham Forest signing TWENTY-ONE players as he insists the club have ’embraced the unique challenge’ to stay in the Premier League and are ‘investing’ in their future after £165m overhaul
- Steve Cooper has defended Nottingham Forest’s lavish summer of spending
- The newly promoted side splashed out around £165million on 21 new signings
- Those figures are unprecedented both in terms of money and number of players
- But manager Cooper insists the Midlands side are ‘investing’ well in their future
Steve Cooper has insisted Nottingham Forest‘s lavish summer of spending marks their best chance of remaining in the Premier League.
The newly promoted side have splashed out an astonishing £165million on 21 players in the summer transfer in a desperate attempt to avoid relegation.
Despite the unprecedented splurge, Forest manager Cooper has defended their methods, claiming they have ’embraced the unique challenge’ of staying up.
Manager Steve Cooper (pictured) has insisted Nottingham Forest’s lavish summer transfer window, with £165million spent, marks their best chance of remaining in the Premier League
The arrival of Wolves defender Willy Boly was one of three signings on transfer deadline day
Former Manchester United star Jesse Lingard was one of the most eye-catching acquisitions
He said: ‘There will always be a turnaround with some players coming and going, but there will never be as many as this summer.
‘It’s nice to know that most of the players you’ve got in are your own.
‘You’re investing in them. I don’t just mean financially investing, but also football programme investing, in something that you can grow over a period of…