Chelsea’s surprise interest in 22-year-old Brazilian talent…

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Now that the summer transfer window has opened, we can be sure that Chelsea will play a major role.

The Blues have claimed top spot in the last two summer transfer windows, beating their domestic and European rivals to a number of stunning deals.

Although Todd Boehly and his board appear to have been creative with the club’s accounting, they have still managed to secure the vast majority of candidates.

Chelsea follows Murillo

The only real problem for the owner is that on the pitch, at least so far, Chelsea are far from the team the American envisioned, given the amount of money already spent under his reign.

Tosin Adarabioyo has already joined from west London neighbours Fulham this summer, along with Marc Guiu from Barcelona, ​​Omari Kellyman from Aston Villa and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from Leicester, according to Transfermarkt.

According to football.london, the club have also shown interest in 22-year-old Brazilian Murillo from Nottingham Forest.

Although the £60 million sale price is currently considered too high by the Stamford Bridge club, it appears that the club is looking for another centre-back, suggesting that Trevoh Chalobah or another defender could be on the way soon.

Murillo himself admitted he may leave City Ground before the start of the 2024/25 season, but strangely Chelsea were not mentioned as a possible destination.

“We don’t know anything for sure yet, the window opened last month, so I’m going back to Nottingham Forest for pre-season. There might be some discussions about whether I stay or not, so there’s still a lot to do, but I’m relaxed,” he told the Benja Me Mucho podcast.

“I would choose Manchester City, but it would be more difficult for me to be a regular starter, given the players they have in their squad. There is City, and also Arsenal, who are fighting for the Premier League title.

“I wouldn’t write off Liverpool either, it would be a great opportunity to show my football skills at a big club.”

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