Transfer round-up: Rangers agree Diallo loan as Forest reject £20m Johnson bid

Manchester United’s Amad Diallo is poised to join Rangers on loan for the rest of the season after the move was approved by Ralf Rangnick.

There is no option for the Scottish champions to buy the winger, who has played only once for United in this campaign, as a substitute in the Champions League dead rubber against Young Boys. He joined from Atalanta last January and made a handful of appearances last season.

Subject to a medical, Diallo will move to Rangers, who are four points clear of Celtic at the top of the Scottish Premiership and face a Europa League play-off against Borussia Dortmund next month. Rangnick, United’s interim manager, was happy for the 19-year-old to go in search of game time.

Brentford have had a £20m offer for Brennan Johnson rejected by Nottingham Forest. The fee would represent a record sale for Forest but the club are determined to keep the 20-year-old attacking midfielder, one of the Championship’s outstanding performers this season.

The Wales international came through the Forest academy and has scored seven times this season. Forest are trying to sign the Blackpool winger Josh Bowler, with Millwall’s Jed Wallace another option.