Chelsea’s hunt for a central defender in the recently closed January transfer It is said to have included a failed approach for Nottingham Forest Revelation Murillo.
Murillo came from Corinthians to Forest in 2023, after he had made fewer than 30 leading appearances in Brazilian football, played an important role in Forest for a successful fight against relegation last season and was now remarkably challenging for the qualification of the Champions League.
The 22-year-old commanded a transitional fee of £ 15 million when he arrived in England. But he has been rated £ 80 million in the past few months and has been a leading example of the excellent recruitment of Forest since he learned from the expensive mistakes in her 2022/23 campaign.
Chelsea was adequately impressed by Murillo Daily Telegraph revealed that the blues aimed at the Brazilian “early” in the January window.
It would have been a “record sale” for Forest – therefore at least over the 47.5 million GBP, for which Brennan Johnson was sold in 2023 – but owner Evangelo’s Marinaki “refused to concentrate her top -class squad in the highest To keep league together in 1994/95 since third place.
Chelsea lost to Wesley Fofana at the beginning of January for a setback for fresh injuries, although Axel Disasi was not preferred by Enzo Maresca afterwards and was finally allowed to cover credit on the deadline day, which her interest in recruiting a central defender may have explained.
The Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi, who was sold in 2021 by the blues for 18 million GBP, and the topic of a considerable offer of Tottenham Hotspur late in the window was taken into account. Trevoh Chalobah was called back from his palace loan on January 15, which will probably have come against Murillo after the setback.
In addition to Chalobah, Chelsea Levi Colwill, Tosin Adarabioyo and Josh Acheampong have as fit and available central defenders. Benoit Badishile violates a thigh injury and could return this month. Aaron Anselmino also connected to the squad, but still has to be assigned a shirt number.