Leeds United host Cooper’s Swansea City on Saturday.
The Swansea City manager Steve Cooper provided a diplomatic response when asked about the Leeds United striker Eddie Nketiah.
Wales Online reports that Swansea were one of the clubs who missed out on signing Nketiah on loan from Arsenal.
The England Under-21 international has scored three goals in four appearances since his deadline day move to Leeds.
And he could come up against a familiar face in Cooper when Swansea travel to Elland Road on Saturday afternoon, for an early top-of-the-Championship-table encounter.
But discussing Nketiah earlier, the former England U16 and 17 coach declined to comment on the Swans’ alleged interested.
“He’s a good player Eddie,” Cooper told Wales Online.
“I know him from my England time but he plays for Leeds.
“I’ll just be focused on Borja and Sam who are our strikers and we’re really pleased with them.”
Nketiah joins his Arsenal teammates Reiss Nelson and Joe Willock in Aidy Boothroyd’s England U21 squad, which also features the on-loan Swansea City centre-back Ben Wilmot.
The Lewisham-born player has scored an impressive 21 goals in 25 games for his country from U18-level up.
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