Phil Sumbler
Swansea City have confirmed that defender Brandon Cooper has left the club to sign for Leyton Orient for an undisclosed fee.
Cooper returned to the club last week from the O’s after a loan spell in the first half of the season but the deal has now been made a permanent one and Cooper leaves the Swans, a club that he joined at the age of just six years old.
Cooper’s first team opportunities have been very limited at the Swans with loan spells in recent seasons at Yeovil, Newport, Swindon and Forest Green before this season’s move to London.
A first team debut against Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup of 2018 was followed by just ten more first team appearances so it is probably no real surprise to see him leave on a permanent deal, something he was linked with back last summer when Reading were rumoured suitors for his services.
Speaking to the Orient official website, the former Swans defender said “Everything about the club made me want to come back. Playing at the stadium in front of the fans who fill out the ground almost every week and the style of play suits me well. There are lots of attractive things about the club. I loved my time here, and it was a no-brainer for me to come back.”
Orient Head Coach Richie Wellens also stated his satisfaction in securing a permanent move for Cooper. Wellens said: “We’re really happy to have secured Brandon on a permanent deal. Brandon came in and was fantastic for the first few months of the season. We think that there is real room for development in him, and I think he can go on to become a really good player for the club.”
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