Forest Green Rovers are delighted to announce the permanent signing of D'Mani Mellor from Macclesfield. Mellor joins Forest Green Rovers after making 32 National League North appearances and scoring 11 goals during the current campaign. The 25-year-old forward comes from a rich football background, having represented Manchester United's academy at U18, U19, and U21 levels. He scored seven goals in 13 appearances for the U21s in Premier League 2, making his senior debut for the Red Devils during the 2019/20 season. Mellor spent the 2021/22 season on loan at Salford City, making three appearances, before joining Wycombe Wanderers on a free transfer. During his time with the Chairboys, he made 13 appearances and had loan spells with Rochdale, on two occasions, and Sutton United. He later joined Gateshead on a short-term deal before signing for Macclesfield in September of the 2024 campaign, where he has enjoyed the most prolific goalscoring spell of his senior career. Scoring 19 times in 39 appearances during the 2024/25 season under current Rovers manager Robbie Savage. D'Mani will wear the number 44 shirt at the Rovers. Next fixture: vs Wealdstone (away, 2027-02-16) (20th in the table).