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Nottingham Forest are close to confirming their second signing of the summer, with attacking midfielder or forward Barrie McKay on the verge of joining from Glasgow Rangers in a deal thought to be worth up to £750,000.

A third capture is also understood to be on the horizon, with talks planned with goalkeeper Adam Bogdan over a switch to the Championship club.

McKay is far closer of the two deals to completion however, with the 22-year-old Scotland international set to be reunited with former Gers boss Mark Warburton at the City Ground.

McKay, who had made it clear he would not sign an extension to his current deal with the Glasgow club which is set to expire in a year, had been left out of the Rangers squad for their Europa League clash with Progres Niederkorn in Luxembourg tonight, as a result of his contract stand-off.

He is now expected to sign a long-term deal with the Reds, in the form of a four-year contract, after late interest from Cardiff City seemingly failed to derail Forest’s efforts to sign another exciting new player from north of the border.

Forest have already added Hibs forward Jason Cummings to their squad this summer, in a deal also thought to be worth in the region of £750,000, with the 21-year-old already having spoken about his hopes of securing a place in the Premier League with the Reds.

And there could now be a further flurry of activity, with McKay already set to join up with the rest of the squad on their pre-season training camp in Florida.

McKay was part of the Rangers side that climbed all the way back from the Second Division, into the Scottish Premier League, following their relegation over financial irregularities.

He has made 126 appearances for Rangers, including 90 starts, while scoring 13 goals. He also had a spell on loan at Greenock Morton. He scored five goals in the top-flight last season, amid 28 starts and seven sub appearances.

The efforts to bring Liverpool keeper Bogdan to Forest are not thought to be quite as advanced, but talks are expected to be held with the player over a potential move to the City Ground in the next few days. It is understood that Liverpool are willing to allow him to leave on loan.

The 29-year-old Hungarian international has struggled to pin down a regular first team place at Anfield, after moving there in the summer of 2015 and suffered a knee injury during a loan spell with Wigan last season.

But Bogdan does have extensive experience with Bolton, where he made 104 starts in seven years as a member of the first team squad. He made 24 appearances for the Trotters in the top-flight, between 2010 and 2012.

He would provide quality competition for Jordan Smith, who made a big impact in the final months of the campaign, helping to keep the Reds in the second tier with some big saves, not least on the final day against Ipswich.

Stephen Henderson is also not far from a return from injury, with the 29-year-old expected to return to full training in two to three weeks, according to boss Warburton.