Callum Hudson-Odoi has stated that Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper influenced his choice to join the City Ground.
On the final day of the summer transfer window, the winger completed a move from Chelsea.
Hudson-Odoi was linked with Fulham and Crystal Palace after returning from a loan spell at Bayer Leverkusen last season.
However, after winning the U17 World Cup under former England youth manager Cooper in 2017, the 22-year-old chose to go to Nottingham.
‘There were a number of alternative places I could have ended up at, but once ‘Coops’ made the call, my head was straight here,’ Hudson-Odoi told The Telegraph.
On the final day of the summer transfer window, Callum Hudson-Odoi moved from Chelsea to Nottingham Forest.
The 22-year-old said that a phone contact with Forest manager Steve Cooper, under whom he played for England’s U17 team, convinced him to come to the City Ground.