Latest Nottingham Forest transfer news as the Reds reportedly turn down a bid from Brentford worth nearly £40million for winger Brennan Johnson

Nottingham Forest have reportedly rejected a near-£40million bid for Brennan Johnson from Premier League rivals Brentford.

It is the second time this summer that Brentford have made a bid for the 22-year-old, with a £30m offer turned down by Forest when the summer transfer window opened.

Their second offer, according to the Telegraph, is worth an initial £35m, with potential add-ons taking the total package up to almost £40m. The Reds have also rejected this bid.

It is said that Forest value their academy graduate at £50m, and a bid worth more than that could reportedly be “too difficult to turn down” as Financial Fair Play features heavily in their thinking and strategy

He is one of Brentford’s top long-term transfer targets, with the Bees having made three attempts to sign Johnson while Forest were in the

Brennan Johnson

Head coach Steve Cooper gave an update on Johnson – who is recovering from an ankle injury picked up while with the Wales national team – after the pre-season friendly against Leeds on Thursday evening

He said: “Brennan is making decent progress in terms of the plan for his recovery. We are hoping that he’ll be back training with us next week at some stage so that’s good.

“That will give him a couple of weeks to get some training and maybe some game-time under his belt to get him available for the start of the season which is what we want. He’s working hard and is as keen to get back as we are for him to be back with us.”