Nottingham Forest have appointed former Rangers boss Mark Warburton as manager on a two-and-a-half-year contract, reports BBC Sport.

The 54 year old has been out of work since leaving Rangers on 10 February, with the club claiming he had resigned.

Championship side Forest had been under interim boss Gary Brazil after sacking Philippe Montanier on 14 January.

Warburton is joined at the City Ground by ex-Scotland international defender David Weir, 46, who was assistant manager at Rangers.