Corinthians have now confirmed that they’ve been holding talks with Nottingham Forest for the transfer of Murillo.
Following their match against Goiás on Saturday evening, director Alessandro spoke to the press and was asked about the defender’s future.
The club chief (via Globo Esporte) admitted that there are ongoing negotiations with Nottingham Forest, but made it clear that there’s no agreement yet.
“The club received an official offer from Nottingham Forest yesterday, we responded at the end of the day, and the clubs are negotiating. This is the stage of what happened from yesterday to today. No deal has been finalised, so much so that he was at the game today. I’m not talking about values because you receive an offer, you make a counter-offer, these are stages to materialise or not.”
Alessandro was also quizzed if Murillo will be travelling to Argentina to face Estudiantes, and he couldn’t confirm that.
“Let’s see. Football is very much now, today. The trip to Argentina is on Monday, the negotiations started yesterday. We received the official offer and responded yesterday. There’s been no progress today.”
Globo Esporte state that Corinthians ‘confirm’ that Torino have also been interested in Murillo, and add that Fiorentina and Napoli also made approaches for him. As previously reported by the Brazilian media, the player had a preference for the Premier League, and that’s why the talks with Nottingham Forest had a bigger development than with other clubs.
Local reports continue to show optimism about this deal, and it seems Corinthians are just working to get the most out of the sale.
