Manchester City considered signing £10.4m Nottingham Forest player this summer
Manchester City competed with Nottingham Forest to recruit Murillo in the summer. The Reds midfielder was given another start in Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace.
Murillo did not let us down. After a jinxing run, he exhibited the swashbuckling style of a seasoned Premier League centre-back and almost opened his account.
The Reds had to fight hard to sign the uncompromising centre-back, according to The Athletic. After attentively tracking his improvement, City pondered making a move.
Manchester City was interested in Murillo before Forest swooped in.
This is absolutely remarkable. The player was signed by Forest from Corinthians. He graduated from an academy that takes great satisfaction in the success tales that come out of it.
Forest paid just £10.4 million for Murillo during the summer transfer window. That already feels like a steal for the Reds and in two games he showcased real class.
City have a plethora of world-class talent at their disposal. As a result, perhaps Murillo has made the right decision to sign for Forest given that the Reds have already handed him a chance to play.
More to come from quality Murillo
The youthful talent has had an eventful start to life at City Ground. At 21 years old, he appears to be developing into a very fine player for Forest, with plenty more to come.
With other defenders in the squad, Murillo will have to work hard to stay in the Forest team. It was an easy call to include him against Palace, with Moussa Niakhate serving a one-match suspension.
Now, Murillo will feel that this is his shirt to lose. The Forest defender will feel he’s done enough to continue starting games and he will hope to get even better as the season progresses.
