Cooper is nowhere near good enough. Considering he's supposed to be an attacking midfielder, his stats are:
22/23: 6 goals and 2 assists in 44 games
23/24: 1 goal and 3 assists in 38 games
24/25: 1 goal and 2 assists in 29 games
Total: 8 goals and 7 assists in 111 games
Admittedly, he's either been subbed on or off in a lot of those games but he had one purple patch under Martin and he's always been too lightweight to compete. Him and O'Brien looked very similar on the pitch (from where I sit anyway), but one could hold his own physically, whereas the other would always end up covered in mud because he was constantly on the ground.
Add to that, he's 26 in December. It's not like he's a youngster anymore, he should be coming into his prime.
If/when we sell him, I'd be very surprised if he went to another Championship club
