BRENTFORD have bid £30million for Brennan Johnson but Nottingham Forest look set to turn down their latest offer.
And Aston Villa are now looking to try and land the attacking midfielder who has been a constant target for Bees boss Thomas Frank over the last two years.
Johnson, 22, impressed for Forest last season and the club are unlikely to let him go for a fee of anywhere near £30m.
Brentford first tried to sign Johnson in 2021 and then repeatedly attempted to land him in January 2022 with the biggest bid being £18m.
The West London club also registered their interest last summer but Forest, newly promoted to the Premier League, insisted they were not interested in selling their star asset.
Brentford are now trying again although they face competition from Villa and also West Ham.
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It looks as though clubs would have to offer way beyond £40m before Forest would even think of selling.
Brentford have only just completed the permanent signing of German forward Kevin Schade for a club record fee of about £20m.
But they look set to lose keeper David Raya as Tottenham and Man Utd circle for the Spanish shot-stopper, 27.
SunSport revealed on Tuesday that Spurs are pushing hard to sign Raya and are locked in negotiations with Brentford.
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The Bees are demanding £40m for their No1, but Tottenham want to negotiate that fee down.
Raya joined Brentford from Blackburn for a bargain £3m in 2019.
He has since made 161 appearances for the Bees, helping them earn promotion to the Premier League along the way.
Brentford signed Mark Flekken from Freiburg for £11m last month, with the Dutchman seemingly primed to come in as Raya’s replacement.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
