Sky Sports pundit outlines why Nottingham Forest could receive a major transfer boost

Sky Sports pundit David Prutton believes Steve Cooper’s track record of developing loan players will help to lure talented Premier League prospects to the City Ground on temporary spells if they fail to win promotion this season, revealing his thoughts on Nottinghamshire Live’s Garibaldi Red Podcast.

The Welshman currently has five loanees at his disposal, succeeding with all but one of his temporary players this term with Jordi Osei-Tutu failing to remain fit and with that, being recalled by parent club Arsenal.

Osei-Tutu’s misfortune has been in sharp contrast with fellow wing-back Djed Spence’s luck, managing to remain fit for the majority of the 2021/22 campaign thus far and putting in Premier League-standard performances on the right-hand side.

Manchester United’s James Garner is also proving to be an instrumental figure in the East Midlands following a tough start to his second loan spell at the second-tier side – but has thrived under Cooper along with Philip Zinckernagel and Max Lowe – though the latter has had his time at the club disrupted by injury worries.

The 42-year-old has made no secret of the fact he would prefer to focus more on bringing in permanent players in the future – but his own January loan addition in Keinan Davis has proven to be a revelation since joining from Villa Park – stepping up well in the absence of Lewis Grabban and proving to be another shrewd acquisition.

Not only has Cooper been successful with temporary players at current side Forest, but also former club Swansea City and pundit Prutton believes that will open plenty of doors for the Reds in the summer transfer market.

The former Forest player said (via Nottinghamshire Live): “You look at the players Steve got on loan at Swansea