Nottingham Forest head coach Steve Cooper has made clear that they will "silence out the noise" surrounding Jesse Lingard's transfer to the club this summer.
The 29-year-old was announced as a Forest player a week ago but continues to be subjected to criticism from some quarters for the reasons behind choosing the Reds over former club West Ham United, despite spending half a season on loan in the capital and David Moyes ' side playing in the Europa Conference League this season. Lingard looks set to have the first opportunity to answer those critics this weekend at Meadow Lane against Valencia, one week before the Premier League season starts.
Amid the outrage, there have, though, been defences made of the England international by the likes of Gabby Agbonlahor and Gary Lineker. Cooper has now insisted that those inside the club "don’t think too much about what other people say".
