Liverpool chiefs is likely to be fairly intrigued by current feedback made by a participant who’s reportedly of curiosity at Anfield.
The Reds have been eyeing a potential summer season transfer for Nottingham Forest defender Murillo (Soccer Insider), with the Metropolis Floor outfit having needed to stave off considerations about Profitability and Sustainability Guidelines (PSR), notably after their factors deduction final season.
The Brazilian – who turns 22 tomorrow – was talking with Benjamin Again on the Benja Me Mucho, podcast when he addressed the hypothesis surrounding his future, amid experiences that his membership had been not too long ago approached by Chelsea.
The participant mentioned (by way of Liverpool Echo): “We don’t know something for sure. The window opened final month so I’m going to return to Nottingham Forest for pre-season. There is likely to be some discussions on whether or not I’ll keep or not, so there’s plenty of issues to occur nonetheless, however I’m relaxed.”
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Though Murillo’s feedback don’t fairly fall into the class of a ‘come and get me’ plea, they nonetheless depart the door ajar for the likes of Liverpool to pounce if a possibility arises.
The Forest defender is amongst a collection of centre-backs that the Reds are reportedly pursuing, and he might fill the void for a left-footed choice in that space of the pitch.
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Being named his membership’s Participant of the Season illustrates how commendably he carried out in his first 12 months in English soccer, and he ranked among the many high 3% of positional friends in Europe’s 5 foremost leagues in 2023/24 for profitable take-ons (0.65) and clearances made (6.07) per 90 minutes (FBref).
His scores for different key metrics fluctuated significantly, which means that Murillo nonetheless has a number of aspects of his sport to enhance upon, however he’s definitely value bearing in mind in Liverpool’s seek for a brand new centre-back.
Will Richard Hughes look to strike within the wake of the defender’s newest feedback? Solely time will inform…
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