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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ben Fisher and Jamie Jackson

Nottingham Forest reject Brentford’s £35m offer for Brennan Johnson

Brennan Johnson in action for Nottingham Forest against Southampton in May.
Brennan Johnson is open to leaving Forest but Brentford are unwilling to pay £50m. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images

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.

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