Leeds United’s Kemar Roofe praises Nottingham Forest’s Liam Bridcutt

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Liam Bridcutt recently joined Nottingham Forest from Leeds United in the summer transfer window.

Leeds United attacker Kemar Roofe has told The Yorkshire Evening Post that new Nottingham Forest signing Liam Bridcutt is a good player.

Forest have signed Bridcutt from Championship rivals Leeds in the summer transfer window for a fee reported by The Yorkshire Evening Post to be worth £1 million.

The 28-year-old defensive midfielder made 22 starts in the Championship for Leeds last season and 23 starts in the league for the Whites during the 2015-16 campaign.

The former Sunderland man, though, struggled for playing time this season and has joined Mark Warburton’s Forest.

The former Chelsea prospect could make his debut for the Reds in the Championship game against Leeds at the City Ground on Saturday evening.

Leeds attacker Roofe, who can operate as a winger or as a striker, hopes that Bridcutt plays for the Reds this weekend.

The 24-year-old, who joined Leeds from Oxford United in the summer of 2016 for a transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £3m, has also praised his former Whites teammate.

“It’s good to play against people you know or have played with before,” Roofe told The Yorkshire Evening Post about Bridcutt. “It’s good to battle with them.

“I like him, we get on well, and hopefully he does play at the weekend. What you see is what you get with him – he’s hard-working, brave, he breaks up play, wins the ball and starts attacks from the deep. They’ve signed a good player.”

Both Forest and Leeds are in great form at the moment and are aiming to finish in the top six of the Championship this season.