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Manchester United’s attention will be grabbed by the latest revelations surrounding Nottingham Forest’s Murillo.

United are chasing the Brazilian, whose brilliance at Forest prompted Premier League legend Joe Cole to dub him the next Thiago Silva.

“Brilliantly Brazilian. There’s been a lineage of Brazilian centre-halves like Thiago Silva. Again, what a find, what a player he’s [Murillo] been. You can see, from talking to Forest fans, they absolutely love him,” said Cole of the 23‑year‑old.

Meanwhile, as INEOS are plotting how to bring Silva 2.0 to M16 this summer, Teamtalk has painted a clearer picture of where United stand in the race.

Big summer ahead for Murillo

Unfortunately for the Red Devils, they face a “strong and serious” battle for the Samba star.

While the report asserts:

“Sources close to the 23‑year‑old have confirmed that his camp are actively assessing potential landing spots.” They add: “The expectation is growing that this summer will be the window he finally makes the jump to a top‑six club.”

It goes on to claim:

“We can reveal that Chelsea and Liverpool have done more groundwork on Murillo than any other club over the past 12 months.”

At the same time,...