Brentford have had a club-record bid of more than £35m rejected for the Nottingham Forest forward Brennan Johnson. Brentford hold a longstanding interest in Johnson, who is thought to be open to leaving Forest, his boyhood club.
Brentford have tracked Johnson for more than two years and their head coach, Thomas Frank, is keen on recruiting the Wales international. Forest value Johnson at about £50m but Brentford are not willing to pay over the odds. Brentford’s offer, including add-ons, would have taken the financial package to about £40m.