Nottingham Forest surprise everyone with their FA Cup run knocking out both Arsenal and Leicester City in consecutive rounds, and they have a new hero in the form Brennan Johnsonwhich has pretty unique support.
2001 year of birth, Johnson is a player who is set for a bright future with brentford an offer of 21 million euros was rejected in January.
He is compared to a young Gareth Bale, Johnson can play as a second striker and right winger, depending on the system Steve Cooper you decide to use and he already has seven goals and six assists this season.
Sabri Lamochi gave him his debut when he was 18 and spent last season on loan at Lincoln City scoring 13 goals and 16 assists.
He played seven times for Wales, and cooper is a big fan of his talent, albeit not the loudest.
Johnson is the son of a former Manchester United youth player. David Johnsonwhile being supported by a godfather-like figure in the form of David Beckhamwho met his father while studying at the Manchester United academy.
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Former Real Madrid star backed Johnson on Instagram whenever he can, congratulating him after his first goal for Lincolnas well as his performance in the Arsenal rout.
“He offers us a lot of options in attack, he can run into space, play between the lines or go one on one.” cooper told BBC 5 Live.
“The fact that he is generating interest is good, but I was not worried that he would leave because he is a boy who grew up here. He is very proud to play for his team, he only thinks about how to get better.”