Steve Cooper insists he was never worried Brennan Johnson would leave Nottingham Forest in January as heaped praise on the Wales international.
Johnson was the subject of a reported £18m bid from Brentford late in the transfer window but Forest's hierarchy rejected the offer and resolved to keep the 20-year-old for at least the rest of the season.
The interest in Johnson was unsurprising given he has scored seven goals and added a further five assists in his first season at Championship level, after spending last term on loan at Lincoln City.
