Nottingham Forest bid for Hibernian's John McGinn rejected by Scottish Premiership club

Hibernian have rejected a bid from Nottingham Forest for Scotland midfielder John McGinn.

The 22-year-old has been a regular in the Hibs line-up since his arrival at the club from St Mirren in the summer of 2015.

McGinn's form earned him a first Scotland senior cap in March 2016 against Denmark, and he has since taken his tally of international appearances to three.

He was part of the Hibs side that won the Scottish Cup at the end of 2015-16 and scored four goals as Neil Lennon's side secured their return to the Scottish Premiership last season.

Speaking after the 1-1 draw with Dundee, Lennon said: "They need to come back with far more money than what they're offering at the minute.

"If they do... fine, the club has a decision to make. We have got a valuation and if it is met it is the club's decision.

"I do think, looking at him today at times, the speculation affected him. He was in and out of the game but it's something we don't need at the moment.

"Mark Warburton knows the Scottish market and John is under contract for two years. (Maybe it was) to unsettle the player? Which doesn't please me. Maybe Mark might see it differently.

"I would value John at £5m, but there has been no bid in our valuation that has come in. We are in negotiations to renew his contract if we can so it's just a waiting game."

Forest boss Mark Warburton has already raided Hibs for a player this summer, having signed Jason Cummings back in June for an undisclosed fee.

The former Rangers manager also went back to the Ibrox club to sign midfielder Barrie McKay, with both players having already opened their scoring account in England.