Tottenham Hotspur head coach Antonio Conte has highlighted Nottingham Forest midfielder Jesse Lingard ahead of his side's trip to the City Ground this weekend.
The England international has started all three of the Reds ' opening matches of the Premier League season, completing the full 90 minutes against Newcastle United and West Ham United as well as featuring for all but the final five minutes at Everton last weekend as head coach Steve Cooper moved to shore up the midfield by introducing debutant Cheikhou Kouyaté late on after taking the lead through Brennan Johnson.
That substitution saw one summer signing replace another, and Conte has been complimentary of Forest's business over recent weeks in the build-up. The Spurs boss believes Cooper's whole squad is now at a good level after all of their additions.
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"Nottingham Forest did a great transfer market, and to have a lot of signings can help them," Conte told Football London during his pre-match press conference. "For sure, they want to (stay) in the Premier League. This is very clear.
"The owner is really strong, and we're talking about a really good team. [Jesse] Lingard now is playing there, and the whole team is really good."
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